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ISLAND CREEK COAL COMPANY v. FLETCHER

112 S.E.2d 833 (1960)

201 Va. 645

ISLAND CREEK COAL COMPANY v. Leslie Earl FLETCHER.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

March 7, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. H. Combs, Grundy (Combs & Street, Grundy, on the brief), for appellant.

Carl C. Gillespie, Tazewell (Gillespie & Gillespie, Tazewell, on the brief), for appellee.

Before EGGLESTON, C. J., and SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, MILLER, WHITTLE, SNEAD and I'ANSON, JJ.

MILLER, Justice.

The evidence in this case was presented to a hearing commissioner who concluded that claimant had sustained a total wage loss as a result of silicosis, an occupational disease contracted while in the company's employ. Although he found that Fletcher had suffered partial physical disability, yet he determined that the partial physical disability resulting from the second stage silicosis had barred claimant from employment in the only field of labor...

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