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BARGE-WAGENER CONSTR. CO. v. MORALES

S93A0252.

263 Ga. 190 (1993)

429 S.E.2d 671

BARGE-WAGENER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY et al. v. MORALES et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied June 18, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kissiah & Associates, Michael D. Thorpe, W. Martin Miles, for appellants.

Coello & Wilder, Bonny Berry Wilder, for appellees.

Nelson & Hill, Janet E. Hill, Sujata Gupta Winfield, amicus curiae.

CLARKE, Chief Justice.

Jose Morales was employed as a construction worker by appellant Barge-Wagener when he fell to his death from a building on which he was working. His wife and two minor children survive him. They are citizens of Mexico and reside in that nation.

The State Board of Workers' Compensation ("Board") granted $1,000 in benefits to Mr. Morales' widow and minor children as required under OCGA § 34-9-265 (b) (5).1

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