HEAD, Justice.
In all instances where an agreement is made for the payment of compensation in a lump sum, the agreement must be approved by the Board of Workmen's Compensation, and, where the agreement is not so approved, "it is contrary to public policy, is not binding upon the parties, and is void." Tillman v. Moody, 181 Ga. 530, 534 (182 S. E. 906). In the present case the board approved the agreement and directed that the defendants "pay upon receipt...
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