Ayers v. Stoneman

By Judge Melvin R. Hughes, Jr.

Before the court for decision in this case is the defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment asserting that plaintiff’s claims are barred by workers’ compensation.

Plaintiff, Claude A. Ayers, III, was injured in an accident while performing duties in the course of his employment at defendant Stone-man Paving Company. This injury was compensated for under the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act (“Act”). Section 65.2-100, et seq., Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended (Repl. Vol. 1991). Ayers did not quit his job, nor was he fired after the accident, although he was not…