ISLAND CREEK COAL CO. v. HONAKER

Record No. 0394-89-3.

388 S.E.2d 271 (1990)

ISLAND CREEK COAL COMPANY v. Arlin HONAKER.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

January 23, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael F. Blair (Penn, Stuart, Eskridge & Jones, Abingdon, on brief), for appellant.

Stephen A. Vickers, Montgomery, W.Va. (UMWA Legal Dept., on brief), for appellee.

Present: KOONTZ, C.J., and KEENAN and MOON, JJ.


KEENAN, Judge.

Island Creek Coal Company (employer) appeals from a decision of the Industrial Commission that awarded Arlin Honaker compensation for first stage pneumoconiosis. The issues presented in this appeal are: (1) whether the commission is bound by the opinion of the expert it obtained pursuant to Code § 65.1-90;1 and (2) whether there is credible evidence in the record to support...

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