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# O.C.G.A. § 34-9-85. Claim by guardian or trustee of mental incompetent or minor.

If an injured employee is mentally incompetent or is under 18 years of age at the time any right or privilege accrues to him under this chapter, his guardian or trustee may claim and exercise such right or privilege in his behalf.

## History

Ga. L. 1920, p. 167, § 47; Code 1933, § 114-307.

## Law Reviews

For annual survey of law of workers’ compensation, see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 479 (2004).