Legal Opinion
Ratliff v. Carter MacHinery Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided January 21, 2003No. 1255023PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AGEE, Judge.
Cecil William Ratliff (Ratliff) appeals a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission (commission) denying his request to assess a twenty percent statutory penalty under Code § 65.2-524 against Carter Machinery Co., Inc. and its insurer (employer). For the reasons that follow, we affirm the commission’s decision.
I. BACKGROUND
The facts are not in dispute. Ratliff sustained a compensable injury to his back for which the parties filed a memorandum of agreement awarding compensation benefits to him. This award was terminated when Ratliff returned to work, but Ratliff sustained…
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