Legal Opinion
VFP, INC. v. Shepherd
Court of Appeals of Virginia
Decided November 26, 2002No. 1191023PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FITZPATRICK, Chief Judge.
VFP, Inc. (employer), contends the Workers’ Compensation Commission (commission) erred in awarding medical and temporary total benefits to Berle Shepherd (claimant). The sole issue on appeal is whether credible evidence supports the commission’s finding that claimant’s injury arose out of his employment. We affirm the commission.
I. BACKGROUND
On February 12, 2001, while claimant was assembling a building for employer, he injured his back descending from a scaffold on “ladder-type” steps. The photographs admitted into evidence establish the scaffolding to be…
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