HOLLY FARMS/FEDERAL CO. v. YANCEY

Record No. 831386.

321 S.E.2d 298 (1984)

HOLLY FARMS/FEDERAL COMPANY, et al. v. Linda J. YANCEY.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

October 12, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas G. Bell, Jr., Staunton (Timberlake, Smith, Thomas & Moses, P.C., Staunton, on brief), for appellants.

Barry A. Stiefel, Alexandria (Lawrence J. Pascal, John Q. Adams, Ashcraft & Gerel, Alexandria, on brief), for appellee.

Present: CARRICO, C.J., POFF, COMPTON, RUSSELL, STEPHENSON, and THOMAS, JJ.


THOMAS, Justice.

The issue in this Workers' Compensation case is whether a lumbosacral strain of gradual development is an occupational disease as defined in Code § 65.1-46.

Linda J. Yancey worked as an inspector for Holly Farms. It was her job to insure that packages of chicken parts were properly sealed. In performing her work, Yancey was required to pick up the packages, turn them over to inspect the seals...

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