Legal Opinion
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 27, 1986No. Nos. 84-1674, 84-1727PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) appeals from decisions of the District of Columbia Department of Employment Services (DOES) awarding workers’ compensation benefits to Charles Dorchy and Frank Winchester. WMATA urges here, as it did before DOES, that the statutory term “accidental injury,” D.C.Code § 36-301 (12) (1981 & 1985 Supp.), one of the bases for eligibility for compensation coverage, refers only to an injury which results from an unusual occurrence.1 DOES rejected that interpretation, concluding instead that there is no requirement of an unusual…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Lorillard v. PonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Mary R. Wheatley v. Herman Adler, Deputy Commissioner, United States Department of Labor Bureau of Employees' CompensationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- School District No. 1 v. Department of Industry, Labor & Human RelationsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1974
- Schemmel v. T. B. Gatch & Sons Contracting & Building Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1933
- Commercial Casualty Ins. Co. v. HoageCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1935
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Ferreira v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- McCamey v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
- Spartin v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Jones v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Reichley v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
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