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O.C.G.A. § 34-9-223 — Lump sum payments to trustees | Georgia Code

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TITLE 34 LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Section 9. Workers' Compensation, 34-9-1 through 34-9-432.

ARTICLE 6 PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION

34-9-223. Lump sum payments to trustees.

Whenever the board deems it expedient, any lump sum, subject to the provisions of Code Section 34-9-222, or final settlement, subject to the provisions of Code Section 34-9-15, shall be paid by the employer to some suitable person or corporation appointed by the superior court of the county wherein the accident occurred or the original hearing was held as trustee to administer such payment for the benefit of the person or persons entitled thereto in the manner provided by the board. The receipt by such trustees of the amount so paid shall discharge the employer or anyone else who is liable therefor.

(Ga. L. 1920, p. 167, § 44; Code 1933, § 114-418; Ga. L. 2009, p. 118, § 5/HB 330.)

Law reviews.

- For annual survey on workers' compensation, see 61 Mercer L. Rev. 399 (2009).

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Department of Indus. Relations v. Travelers' Ins. Co., 177 Ga. 669, 170 S.E. 883 (1933).

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This Georgia Code resource is curated by Graham W. Syfert, a personal injury and workers' compensation attorney admitted in Georgia (State Bar of Georgia No. 881027, since 2006) and Florida. Attorney Syfert regularly works with Title 34 in the context of Georgia workers' compensation and represents clients throughout Northeast Florida and South Georgia. For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.