Legal Opinion

Charles v. State Workmen's Comp.

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided March 7, 1978No. 14017; No. 14018PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Harshbarger, Justice:

These actions are appeals from two separate orders of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board denying appellants, Mrs. Violet Charles and Mrs. Violet Tackett, payment of the unpaid balances of permanent partial awards for occupational pneumonconiosis disability suffered by their deceased husbands, George Charles and James Tackett. There are no factual disputes.

Mr. Charles and Mr. Tackett had filed claims and had been determined by the Workmen’s Compensation Commissioner to be eligible for benefits. Both had been rated as to percent of disability by the Occupational…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ferguson v. State Workmen's Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1968
  2. Sizemore v. STATE WORKMEN'S COMP. COM'RWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1975

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Bradford v. Workers' Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Boyd v. MerrittWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1987
  3. Rhodes v. Workers' Compensation DivisionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Martin v. Workers' Compensation DivisionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Mergenthaler v. Asbestos Corp. of America, Inc.Superior Court of Delaware · 1987

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