Legal Opinion
Barksdale v. H.O. Engen, Inc.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided October 7, 1977No. Record 761491PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCochran, J.
The question presented in this appeal is whether an employee’s claim under the Workmen’s Compensation Act is barred by the one-year limitation in effect at the time of his injury when within one year after the accident the limitation period was increased to two years.
On July 25, 1974, Bunion Barksdale sustained a work-related injury to his eye. At that time Code § 65.1-87 (Repl. Vol. 1973) provided that compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Act “shall be forever barred, unless a claim be filed with the Industrial Commission within one year after the accident....” The statute was…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Winston v. City of RichmondSupreme Court of Virginia · 1954
- Allen v. Mottley Construction Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1933
- Griffith v. Raven Red Ash Coal Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1942
- McCrater v. Stone & Webster Engineering Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1958
- American Mutual Liability Insurance v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1926
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- Haigh v. Matsushita Elec. Corp. of AmericaDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1987
- Joyce v. A.C. & S., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
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