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DUNNAVANT v. NEWMAN TIRE CO., INC.

Record No. 0969-07-2.

656 S.E.2d 431 (2008)

51 Va. App. 252

Thomas Edwin DUNNAVANT, Jr. v. NEWMAN TIRE COMPANY, INC. and Hartford Underwriters Insurance Company.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Richmond.

February 12, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger B. Stough (Gregory R. Nevins; Michael L. Brickhill, P.C.; Lambada Legal Defense Education Fund, on brief), for appellant.

Anne C. Byrne (Warren H. Britt; Warren H. Britt, P.C., Richmond, on brief), for appellees.

Present: KELSEY and PETTY, D., and BUMGARDNER, Senior Judge.

D. ARTHUR KELSEY, Judge.

Thomas Edwin Dunnavant, Jr. sought death benefits as a dependent of Phillip Dale Pettus, an employee who died as a result of a workplace accident at Newman Tire Company. The Workers' Compensation Commission found Dunnavant did not qualify as a statutory dependent and rejected his claim for death benefits. Dunnavant appeals, arguing the commission erred as a matter of law. We disagree and affirm...

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