Legal Opinion

Noel v. Oakwood Smokeless Coal Corp.

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided March 3, 1947No. Record No. 3200PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHudgins, J.

John Noel filed with the Industrial Commission an application claiming compensation from the Oakwood Smokeless *98Coal Corporation for silicosis, an occupational disease. From an order denying compensation, claimant obtained this appeal.

The uncontradicted facts are substantially as follows: Claimant was an employee of defendant from 1937 to September, 1944. During most of this period he operated an electric motor, hauling coal out of the mines. The tramroad for this motor was installed over grades in the mines called “rolls.” Some of these “rolls” were steep and extended from two to three…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Pocahontas Corp. v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1947
  2. City of Richmond v. CollinsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1947
  3. Hess v. Jewell Ridge Coal Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1948

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