Legal Opinion
Harper v. STATE WORKMEN'S COMP. COM'R
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided May 17, 1977No. 13786PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
234 S.E.2d 779 (1977)
William HARPER
v.
STATE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER and Semet-Solvay Division, etc.
No. 13786.
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
May 17, 1977.
James H. Coleman, Charleston, for appellant.
Spilman, Thomas, Battle & Klostermeyer, Lee F. Feinberg, Charleston, for appellees.
MILLER, Justice:
Claimant, William Harper, appeals the refusal of the Workmen's Compensation Commissioner to reopen his claim, which decision was confirmed by the Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board. We reverse, finding he had shown prima facie cause for a reopening.
Claimant had previously been…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Harper v. State Workmen's Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
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