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JONES v. COM.

Record No. 030310.

591 S.E.2d 72 (2004)

267 Va. 218

Robert I. JONES, Sr. v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 16, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger T. Creager (John C. Shea; Marks & Harrison, Richmond, on briefs), for appellant.

Catherine Crooks Hill, Assistant Attorney General (Jerry W. Kilgore, Attorney General; Judith Williams Jagdmann, Deputy Attorney General; Edward M. Macon, Senior Assistant Attorney General, on brief), for appellees.

Amid Curiae: The Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Malcolm Parks; Maloney, Parks Clarke & Nathanson, on brief), in support of appellant.

Present: HASSELL, C.J., LACY, KEENAN, KINSER, LEMONS, and AGEE, JJ., and CARRICO, S.J.

OPINION BY Justice DONALD W. LEMONS.

In this appeal, we consider whether the University of Virginia ("the University") is a governmental entity for the purposes of determining its status as a statutory employer under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act ("the Act"), Code §§ 65.2-100 to -1310.

I. Facts and Proceedings Below

Robert I. Jones, Sr. ("Jones") was employed by Waco, Inc. ("Waco"), an...

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