Hoffer Bros. v. Smith

This is an appeal from an award of the Industrial Commission of Virginia in favor of William Smith, plaintiff, against Hoffer Brothers, Incorporated, and New York Indemnity Company, defendants.

The findings were first made by the hearing commissioner, and, upon review, sustained by the commission.

The following is a summary of the facts found and certified by the commission and supported by the evidence :

Hoffer Brothers, Incorporated, were engaged in the retail furniture business in the city of Norfolk. On or about May 1, 1925, they employed plaintiff as a laborer and put him to work assisting…