County of Spotsylvania v. Hart

This case involves the application of Code §§ 65.1-56 1 and -64, 2 parts of the Workmen’s Compensation Act. Under § 65.1-56, an employee is entitled to compensation for fixed periods for the total or partial loss or loss of use of specified members of his body. Under § 65.1-64, when an employee receives or is “entitled to compensation” for an injury covered by § 65.1-56 and he dies from unrelated causes, “the unpaid balance of compensation” is payable to his statutory distributees dependent upon him for support. The present case invokes the survival provisions of § 65.1-64, and the issue is…