Douglas v. STATE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COM'R

163 S.E.2d 469 (1968)

Lawrence DOUGLAS

v.

STATE WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER, and Bethlehem Mines Corporation, a Corp.

No. 12749.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Submitted September 10, 1968.

Decided October 1, 1968.

James P. Robinson, Charleston, W. Mote Thompson, Jr., Clarksburg, for appellants.

R. L. Theibert, Charleston, for appellee.

BROWNING, Judge:

Claimant filed his application for silicosis benefits with the workmen's compensation commissioner on July 16, 1966. The supporting physician's report showed claimant to be totally disabled by reason of silico-tuberculosis. Claimant's…