Legal Opinion
Hopson v. Hungerford Coal Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 1, 1948No. Record No. 3323PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGregory, J.
The petitioner applied to the Industrial Commission of Virginia for compensation for the death of her husband, William L. Hopson, who was an employee of Hunger-ford Coal Co., Inc., dealers in coal. She and her six children under the age of eighteen years at the time of his death were his dependents.
The Industrial Commission denied compensation on the ground that there was no evidence that the accident causing Hopson’s death arose out of his employment.
There is no dispute as to the facts. They are as follows: Hopson had been a faithful employee of the Hungerford Coal Co., Inc., for 24 years…
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