VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES v. VICK

No. A11A0364.

711 S.E.2d 40 (2011)

309 Ga. App. 658

VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES et al. v. VICK.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied May 25, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, Robert B. Peery , John Christopher Hillis , Atlanta, for appellants.

Robert M. Clyatt , Valdosta, Melissa McGill Peavy, for appellee.

C. Jason Perkins , amicus curiae.


McFADDEN, Judge.

This appeal is from a superior court order reversing a portion of a decision by the appellate division of the State Board of Workers' Compensation. Because the superior court improperly shifted the burden of proof to the employer, its reversal was erroneous.

"When reviewing a workers' compensation award, the evidence must be construed in the light most favorable to the party prevailing before the appellate division. [Cit.]" Ga.-Pacific...

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