E. C. Womack, Inc. v. Ellis

Lonnie Ellis, Jr., forty-seven years old, was employed by E. C. Womack, Incorporated, as a truck driver. On October 5, 1965, while in the course of his employment, he was injured when the truck he was driving was in collision with a bulldozer. On November 5, 1965, he filed his claim for compensation with the Industrial Commission, as provided by Code § 65-84. *

Thereafter Ellis and Womack’s insurance carrier entered into a written agreement providing that Ellis would receive compensation at the rate of $39 per week from October 12, 1965. On November 23, 1965, the Industrial Commission entered…