Estate of Kiser v. Pulaski Furniture Co.

McCLANAHAN, Judge.

The Estate of Leon Abbott Kiser and his widow, Elizabeth Kiser, appeal a decision of the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission denying their claim for benefits. The claim alleged that Leon Kiser suffered an injury by accident and that complications from the accident resulted in his death. Claimants contend that the commission erred (1) by allowing a hearing on the claim to be “reopened” to accept testimony from a witness discovered post-hearing, without following the requirements for admission of after-discovered evidence as set forth in Williams v. People’s Life Ins.…