· 9/22/1927
King v. Empire Collieries Co.
Citations
- 148 Va. 585
- 139 S.E. 478
- 58 A.L.R. 193
- 1927 Va. LEXIS 257
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that “willful,” as applied to the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Statute, “imports something more than a mere exercise of the will in doing the act. It imports a wrongful intention.”
- applying the statutory term “willful” in the context of a failure or refusal to perform a duty required by statute
- interpreting Section 14 of the former Workmen’s Compensation Act, now Code § 65.2-306
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Judges: Burks
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