Legal Opinion

Dillon v. State Compensation Commissioner

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided March 28, 1961No. 12071PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BeowntNG, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board of July 13, 1960, by which the State Compensation Commissioner’s order of March 31, 1960, refusing to reopen the case, was reversed.

On August 26, 1958, claimant received an injury to his left middle finger resulting in the loss by amputation of two phalanges of that finger. On April 8, 1959, he was granted a five per cent permanent partial disability to which there was no objection, and he was later paid the sum of money represented by that award. On March 26, 1960, claimant submitted a petition for…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. McDaniel v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1937
  2. Wheeling Metal & Manufacturing Co. v. Workmen's Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1939
  3. Hardin v. State Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1944

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Gillispie v. State Workmen's Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Griffith v. State Workmen's Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1974
  3. Jackson v. State Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1961
  4. Daniels v. State Workmen's Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1982
  5. Holstein v. State Compensation DirectorWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1965

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