Legal Opinion
Buzzo v. Woolridge Trucking, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided November 23, 1993No. Record No. 0015-93-3PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KOONTZ, J.
Karen R. Buzzo, widow of Timothy A. Buzzo (Buzzo), appeals from a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Commission (the commission) holding that Buzzo’s willful misconduct barred any award of death benefits to her and her daughter. The issue presented is whether Woolridge Trucking, Inc. (Woolridge, Inc.), employer, met its burden to establish willful misconduct. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the commission’s decision.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
On April 18, 1991, Buzzo was killed while transporting lumber for Woolridge, Inc. Karen Buzzo filed an application for a hearing…
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