Legal Opinion
Dillard v. Industrial Comm'n of Va.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 15, 1974No. 73-5412PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Powell
delivered, the opinion of the Court.
Appellants seek to establish that, under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment-, Virginia may not permit the suspension of workmen’s compensation benefits without a prior adversary hearing. A three-judge United States District Court, over one dissent, rejected appellants’ constitutional arguments. 347 F. Supp. 71 (ED Va. 1972). We noted probable jurisdiction. 414 U. S. 1110 (1973). Although the parties have focused primarily on the due process issue, the briefs and oral arguments have indicated that under state law a claimant whose workmen’s…
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