Legal Opinion
Allen v. Workers' Compensation Commissioner & Consolidation Coal Co.
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided March 2, 1984No. 16047PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARSHBARGER, Justice:
Richard P. Allen appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board that granted Consolidation Coal Company’s application for modification of his temporary total disability benefits. We are asked to decide whether the procedure employed by the Workers’ Compensation Commissioner and Appeal Board gave Allen due process.
Allen worked in coal mines for ten years. On June 13, 1980, he hurt his back lifting a steel bar, but continued working. On June 16 when he told his supervisor about his injury, he was taken to a hospital, examined, and released that day. His…
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