Legal Opinion
R & T INVESTMENTS, LTD. v. Johns
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided October 12, 1984No. Record 831442PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCompton, J.
In order to establish a compensable injury under the Workers’ Compensation Act, a claimant must show that the injury was the result of an accident “arising out of and in the course of the employment. . . .” Code § 65.1-7. The sole question in this appeal is whether the injury arose out of the employment.
On December 15, 1981, appellee Gladys May Johns was injured during a bank robbery in Richmond. At the time, the claimant, age 64, was employed by appellant R&T Investments, Inc., trading as Capitol Coin Shop. The employer was in the business of buying precious metals.
The claimant’s duties…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- McNicol's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
- Bradshaw v. AronovitchSupreme Court of Virginia · 1938
- Baggett Transportation Co. of Birmingham v. DillonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1978
- Immer and Company v. BrosnahanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1967
- Continental Life Insurance v. GoughSupreme Court of Virginia · 1934
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3Cited by67 opinions
- City of Richmond v. BraxtonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985
- United Parcel Service of America v. FettermanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985
- Hill City Trucking, Inc. v. ChristianSupreme Court of Virginia · 1989
- Southside Virginia Training Center v. ShellCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1995
- City of Waynesboro v. GriffinCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2008
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