MORRIS v. MORRIS

Record Nos. 870592, 881394 and 881426.

385 S.E.2d 858 (1989)

James D. MORRIS, et al. v. James W. MORRIS. DOOR SYSTEMS, INC., and Erie Insurance Exchange v. Clyde M. HOOD. PITTSBURGH PLATE GLASS v. Robert J. TOTTEN.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

November 10, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan A. Evans (Siciliano, Ellis, Dyer & Boccarosse, on brief), for James D. Morris, et al.

Lawrence J. Pascal, Susan E. Cummins, Kathleen G. Walsh (Ashcraft & Gerel, on brief), for James W. Morris, Clyde M. Hood and Robert J. Totten.

Benjamin J. Trichilo (Lewis, Tydings, Bryan & Trichilo, on briefs), for Door Systems, Inc., Erie Ins. Exchange and Pittsburgh Plate Glass.

Present: CARRICO, C.J., and COMPTON, STEPHENSON, RUSSELL, THOMAS, WHITING, and LACY, JJ.


RUSSELL, Justice.

We consolidated for argument three workers' compensation appeals from the Court of Appeals of Virginia. Ordinarily, in cases originating before the Industrial Commission, a decision of the Court of Appeals is final, Code § 17-116.07(A)(2), but we granted appeals in these cases because they involve "matters of significant precedential value." Code § 17-116.07(B). The facts in the three cases differ substantially and will be separately described...

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