JOHN DRIGGS CO., INC. v. SOMERS

Record No. 831370.

324 S.E.2d 694 (1985)

JOHN DRIGGS COMPANY, INC., et al. v. Thomas A. SOMERS.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 18, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Carey, Fairfax (Benjamin J. Trichilo; Lewis & Trichilo, Fairfax, on brief), for appellants.

Michael W. Heaviside, Alexandria (Ashcraft & Gerel, Alexandria, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.


THOMAS, Justice.

In this workers' compensation case, the Court is called upon to decide whether the Industrial Commission had authority, under the circumstances herein pertaining, to amend an average weekly wage figure contained in an agreement reached between the claimant and his employer's carrier. A deputy commissioner ruled that the amendment sought by the claimant was authorized by statute and modified the agreement to increase the claimant's compensation. The...

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