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· 8/19/1986

Memorial Hosp. of Martinsville v. Hairston

Citations

  • 347 S.E.2d 527
  • 2 Va. App. 677
  • 3 Va. Law Rep. 281
  • 1986 Va. App. LEXIS 320

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  • finding that the claimant failed to prove that her injury arose out of employment when she could not remember how she fell, no one witnessed the fall, and the claimant fell in a place without any conditions that would cause a fall
  • reversing a benefits award when the claimant had no memory of how she fell, there were no witnesses to the fall, and the claimant fell on a floor that was free of obstacles or any other condition that would otherwise contribute to her fall
  • reversing a benefits award when the claimant had no memory of how she fell, there were no witnesses to the fall, and the claimant fell on a floor that was free of obstacles or any other condition that would otherwise contribute to her fall
  • claim for compensation must be denied when claimant, who was in a position to explain the occurrence, fails to present evidence to establish that the injury arose out of employment
  • no evidence that condition of floor caused claimant to fall

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Judges: Koontz

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