Legal Opinion

Hoffman v. Carter

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided August 14, 2007No. 2828062PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUMPHREYS, Judge.

In these consolidated appeals, Aaron A. Hoffman, t/a Hoffman Construction Company (“Hoffman”), and the Uninsured Employer’s Fund (“the Fund”) appeal the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission’s award of temporary total disability benefits to James M. Carter, Jr. (“Carter”). Hoffman and the Fund argue that (1) Hoffman is not subject to the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act (“the Act”) because it regularly employs fewer than three employees, (2) Carter did not sustain a compensable injury by accident, and (3) Carter is not disabled. For the following reasons, we affirm the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. R. G. Moore Building Corp. v. MullinsCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1990
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  4. Celanese Fibers Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985
  5. Westmoreland Coal Co. v. CampbellCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1988

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3Cited by41 opinions

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