Clifton v. Clifton Cable Contracting, L.L.C.

KELSEY, Judge.

Upon a review of a sparse evidentiary record, the Workers’ Compensation Commission held that the widow of Freddie Lincoln Clifton, Jr., failed to prove that her husband’s death arose out of or in the course of his employment. Finding no error in the commission’s factfinding or legal reasoning, we affirm.

I

We view the evidence on appeal in the light most favorable to “the prevailing party before the commission.” Dunnavant v. Neuman Tire Co., 51 Va.App. 252, 255, 656 S.E.2d 431, 433 (2008) (citation omitted).

Clifton worked for Clifton Cable Contracting, L.L.C., a company he and his…