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UNINSURED EMPLOYER'S FUND v. THRUSH

Record No. 970477.

496 S.E.2d 57 (1998)

The UNINSURED EMPLOYER'S FUND v. Clara Annette THRUSH, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 9, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Beall, Jr., Senior Assistant Attorney General (Richard Cullen, Attorney General; Julia D. Tye, Assistant Attorney General, Richmond, on brief), for appellant.

Robert J. Macbeth, Jr., Norfolk (Matthew H. Kraft; Rutter & Montagna, Norfolk, on brief), for appellees.

Present: All the Justices.

CARRICO, Chief Justice.

This is a workers' compensation case involving an employee who was hired to work only one day for a total wage of $42 and was killed after working a portion of the day. The case has twice been before the Workers' Compensation Commission (the Commission) and the Court of Appeals. In the second round, the Commission awarded the employee's widow and minor child compensation at a weekly rate of $160, based upon an average weekly wage of $240. The...

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