Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation v. Vance

On January 23, 1961, Paul Vance, sometimes hereinafter referred to as the claimant, filed with the Industrial Commission of Virginia a claim for compensation for disability because of silicosis contracted while he was employed by Jewell Ridge Coal Corporation. Jewell Ridge defended the claim on the ground that the claimant had waived his right to compensation benefits on account of silicosis, or any aggravation thereof, by signing a written waiver which had been approved by the Industrial Commission pursuant to Code, § 65-50.

After hearing the evidence the hearing commissioner, in a written…