Legal Opinion
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. v. Workers' Compensation Commissioner
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided February 27, 1991No. 19850PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Chief Justice:
Indiana & Michigan Electric Company (Indiana) appeals a ruling of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board that affirmed a final order of the Workers’ Compensation Commissioner (Commissioner), dated April 4, 1989. Indiana contends that the Commissioner erred in holding that Robert Ward, the claimant, was entitled to pursue his occupational hearing loss claim under our Workers’ Compensation Act (Act), W.Va.Code, 23-1-1, et seq. The issue on appeal is whether an employee who is a “seaman” under the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688, popularly known as the…
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