Legal Opinion
Dowdy v. Giant of Virginia, Inc.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided December 1, 1969No. Record 7081PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarman, J.
This is an appeal from an award of the Industrial Commission denying compensation to the claimant, Martha D. Dowdy.
The claimant suffered a back injury as the result of an accident arising out of and in the course of her employment on April 14, 1967. At the time of the accident, she was employed as a meat wrapper by Giant of Virginia, Inc.
The claimant continued to perform her regular duties for the remainder of the day of the accident and on the following day, Saturday, April 15. On Sunday, April 16, the difficulty with her back became more acute so she contacted her physician, Dr. Gaughan,…
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