Legal Opinion
Sentara Leigh Hospital v. Nichols
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided February 11, 1992No. Record No. 1751-90-1PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion
ON REHEARING EN BANC
Opinion
KOONTZ, C.J.
On July 1, 1991, a panel of this Court reversed a decision of the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission.* 12 Va. App. 841, 407 S.E.2d 334 (1991). A dissenting opinion was filed in the panel decision. Pursuant to Code § 17-116.02(D), the Court convened en banc to reconsider the issue of whether the commission erred in finding that the injury sustained by Vernetta Nichols, claimant, was caused by an accident which arose out of and in the course of her employment with Sentara Leigh Hospital, employer.
The relevant facts are not in dispute. Claimant was…
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