Price v. Richfood, Inc.

By JUDGE WILLARD I. WALKER

This matter is before the court on a workmen’s compensation plea pursuant to Va. Code Ann. §§ 65.1-29 and 65.1-40 (Repl. Vol. 1980). Based on the findings outlined below, the plea is denied.

The facts are as follows: On November 17, 1978, plaintiff, Lee Ivory Price, in the course of his employment with Spector Freight Systems, Inc., drove a truckload of merchandise from the Richmond Spector terminal to the warehouse of defendant, Richfood, Inc., also in the Richmond area. Spector had been hired by a supplier, Johnson Wax, to haul the merchandise from the Johnson Wax…