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Commonwealth v. Woodward

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 13, 1995No. Record 940140PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Compton

The question for decision in this appeal is whether a prisoner performing inmate labor on a road crew is an “employee” of the Commonwealth of Virginia within the meaning of the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act).

Appellee James M. Woodward, a convicted felon and an inmate in a State Correctional Unit in Clarke County operated by the Virginia Department of Corrections, sustained a work-related injury in September 1990 in Warren County. The injury occurred while the convict was trimming a tree beside a secondary highway as part of a ten-man “gun gang,” pursuant to an agreement between…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Dunn v. Terry, AdministratrixSupreme Court of Virginia · 1975
  2. Stevens v. MirakianSupreme Court of Virginia · 1941
  3. Woodward v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1993

3Cited by8 opinions

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  5. Alexandria City Public Schools and Alexandria City School BoardCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2021

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