Combs v. Virginia Electric & Power Co.

In this personal injury action, the sole question is whether the circuit court correctly ruled that an employee’s exclusive remedy against an employer is under the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act), Code §§ 65.2-100 through -1310. Because we conclude that the employee suffered an “injury by accident arising out of and in the course of . . . employment,” Code § 65.2-101, we will affirm the circuit court’s judgment sustaining the employer’s special plea in bar.

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Virginia Electric and Power Company (Virginia Power) arranged for an independent instructor to teach an…