Legal Opinion

Georgette A. Morton v. W. Va. Office of Insurance Commissioner/Seneca Health Services

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided October 4, 2013No. 11-1382Separate

1Opinion of the Court

No. 11-1382 Georgette A. Morton v. West Virginia Office of Insurance Commissioner and Seneca Health Services, Inc. FILED October 4, 2013 released at 3:00 p.m. RORY L. PERRY II, CLERK SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OF WEST VIRGINIA Davis J., dissenting: In this proceeding, the petitioner was injured during the course of her employment. The majority opinion has determined that merely because the petitioner was helping a co-worker1 lift a personal box when she was injured, the petitioner’s injury was not covered by our workers’ compensation laws. I find the majority’s decision to be legally unsound.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. McGeary v. State Compensation DirectorWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1964
  2. Workman v. Workmen's Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
  3. Clodgo v. Rentavision, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1997
  4. Javins v. Workers' Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Myers v. State Workmen's Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1977

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