GODFREY v. STATE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COM'R

No. 14964.

276 S.E.2d 802 (1981)

Raymond J. GODFREY v. STATE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER and Western Contracting Corp.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

April 3, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amos C. Wilson, Logan, for appellant.

No appearance for appellee.


McGRAW, Justice:

The claimant, Raymond J. Godfrey, appeals from an order of the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board which, on May 28, 1980, affirmed the Workmen's Compensation Commissioner's ruling that the claimant had failed to make a prima facie showing that he had contracted occupational pneumoconiosis.

On November 10, 1977, the claimant filed his application for occupational pneumoconiosis benefits. The Commissioner ordered that a hearing be held to adduce...

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