Stuart Circle Hospital v. Alderson

The sole issue here is whether the Industrial Commission erred in holding that the voluntary payment by an employer of medical expenses incurred by an employee who sustained an industrial accident estops the employer from relying upon the two-year statute of limitations found in Code § 65.1-87. *

Nancy S. Alderson, a nursing assistant, suffered an industrial accident on March 28, 1977, when struck by the handle of a door being opened by another Stuart Circle Hospital employee. She ap parently lost no time from work because of the injury but did receive medical treatment. All medical expenses…