OWEN v. CHESAPEAKE CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA


94 S.E.2d 462 (1956)

198 Va. 440

John O. OWEN v. The CHESAPEAKE CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA, Employer, and the Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, Insurer.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

October 8, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward E. Lane and Thomas P. Harwood, Jr., Richmond (Lane, Rogers & Paul, Richmond, on the brief), for appellant.

Robert R. Parrish and Malcolm M. Christian, Richmond (Parrish, Butcher & Parrish, Richmond, on the brief), for appellees.

Before HUDGINS, C. J., and EGGLESTON, SPRATLEY, MILLER and WHITTLE, JJ.


WHITTLE, Justice.

Owen, an employee of the Chesapeake Corporation, was injured on January 23, 1950, in an industrial accident which occurred in the course of his employment, wherein he suffered caustic acid burns to both eyes.

Prior to the accident it had been determined that Owen had defective vision which was corrected by the use of glasses. However, as a Class A pipefitter he did not use glasses in the performance of his work but only for reading when off...

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