Case Name: Perrien v. Southern Co-operative Foundry Company
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1939-06-08
Citations: 60 Ga. App. 195
Docket Number: 27444
Parties: Perrien v. Southern Co-operative Foundry Company.
Judges: Broyles, C. J., and MacIntyre, J., concur.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 60
Pages: 195–195

Head Matter:
27444.
Perrien v. Southern Co-operative Foundry Company.
Decided June 8, 1939.
Maddox & Griffin, for plaintiff.
Barry Wright, Jack Rogers, for defendant.

Opinion:
Guerry, J.
A claimant who is awarded compensation for a definite number of weeks because of an injury to his back sustained on March 23, and who later files claim because of a change in condition, can not complain of the award made denying further compensation, where it appears that the alleged change in condition is because of a hernia. In a claim because of' hernia it must appear (1) that there was an injury resulting in hernia; (2) that the hernia appeared suddenly; (3) that it was accompanied by pain; (4) that the hernia immediately followed the accident for which compensation is claimed; and (5) that no hernia existed before the accident. Code, § 114-412. The award of the commissioner denying compensation on the ground of a change in condition was amply supported by the evidence, and the judge did not err in sustaining said award.
Judgment affirmed.
Broyles, C. J., and MacIntyre, J., concur.