SALYER v. CLINCHFIELD COAL CORPORATION


61 S.E.2d 16 (1950)

191 Va. 331

SALYER v. CLINCHFIELD COAL CORPORATION.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

September 6, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. M. Bandy, Jr., Norton, for appellant.

Burns & Lively, Lebanon, William A. Stuart, Abingdon, for appellee.

Before HUDGINS, C. J., and GREGORY, EGGLESTON, SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN and MILLER, JJ.


MILLER, Justice.

On January 21, 1949, Plez Salyer, appellant, hereinafter called claimant, filed an application before the Industrial Commission of Virginia asserting that he was entitled to compensation from Clinchfield Coal Corporation, appellee, due to disability caused by silicosis, an occupational disease contracted by him while in its employ. From an award of the Commission which denied compensation, this appeal was granted.

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