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WOODWARD v. COM., DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

Record No. 2134-92-4.

438 S.E.2d 777 (1993)

James M. WOODWARD v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Department of Transportation.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

December 28, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger A. Ritchie, Harrisonburg (Roger Ritchie and Partners, on brief), for appellant.

Donald G. Powers, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Mary Sue Terry, Atty. Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: MOON, C.J., FITZPATRICK, J., and DUFF, Senior Judge.

MOON, Chief Judge.

Appellant James Woodward, a prisoner, was injured on September 21, 1990, while topping and trimming a tree in Warren County, Virginia, as part of a crew doing road work under an agreement between the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Department of Corrections (DOC). Woodward argues that prisoners who prove a contractual relationship between themselves and state agencies are included in the definition of "employee" under Code § 65.1...

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