Board of Supervisors v. Boaz

The appellee, Boaz, a carpenter, was engaged by the janitor of the courthouse of Amherst county, Virginia, to repair a window of the courthouse. It needed some panes of glass and a new sash cord. In doing this work a screw driver, which he was using, rebounded and struck his eye, injuring it to such an extent that its removal became necessary.

It required about three hours to do the work, for which he was paid $1.50 by a check mailed to him by the clerk of the Board of Supervisors.

Boaz filed a claim for compensation for the injury before the Industrial Commission of Virginia. The initial…