Koppers Co. v. Brockenborough

The question for decision on appeal in this Workmen’s Compensation case is whether failure to pay a compromise settlement within two weeks after entry of the order approving the settlement gives rise to imposition of the penalty mandated by Code § 65.1-75.1.1

By order entered July 27, 1981, the Industrial Commission approved a compromise settlement of the claim of Wilbert J. Brockenborough against his employer, Koppers Company, Inc., and its insurer, Aetna Casualty & Surety Company (collectively, the employer), for frostbitten feet allegedly suffered by Brockenborough on March 5, 1980, in the…