Legal Opinion

Posey v. State Workmen's Compensation Commissioner

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided December 11, 1973No. 13397PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sprouse, Justice:

This is an appeal by the claimant, Amel Posey, from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board, which granted the claimant a 40 percent permanent partial disability award as a result of an injury to his left knee. The Appeal Board reversed a decision of the State Workmen’s Compensation Commissioner granting the appellant a 25 percent permanent partial disability award.

The claimant contends, however, that he should be awarded a permanent total disability award. The appellee, Rolland Glass Company, contends that the action of the Appeal Board should be affirmed for two…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Walk v. State Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1950
  2. Bragg v. State Workmen's Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1969
  3. Kamensky v. State Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1964
  4. Stewart v. State Workmen's Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1972
  5. Oliver v. State Workmen's Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1968

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Justice v. West Virginia Office Insurance CommissionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2012
  2. Javins v. Workers' Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Cropp v. State Workmen's Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
  4. Cardwell v. State Workmen's Compensation Commr.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Gillispie v. State Workmen's Compensation CommissionerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1974

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