Legal Opinion
Cooper v. Mary Coal Corporation
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 28, 1975No. Record 740335PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPoff, J.
Joe A. Cooper (claimant) appeals the Industrial Commission’s award dismissing his claim for “black lung” benefits filed against Mary E. Coal Corporation (Mary Coal) and Old Republic Insurance Company (Insurer). The dispositive question is whether the Commission erred in ruling that Mary Coal was not the employer liable on the claim.
On October 17, 1970, while employed as a coal miner by Enterprise Coal Corporation (Enterprise), claimant obtained a chest X-ray administered by the Public Health Service pursuant to the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, 30 U.S.C. §§ 801, et seq. Claimant…
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