Morton v. W. Va. Office of Ins. Comm'r (Per Curiam Opinion)
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Petitioner injured her wrist and shoulder at work while assisting a contract employee lift a box of clothes that had been left in Petitioner's office. The Workers' Compensation Board of Review (BOR) denied Petitioner's claim for benefits because Petitioner's injury was not attributable to an injury or disease "in the course of and resulting from" her employment as required by W. Va. Code 23-4-1(a). The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the BOR's decision was neither in clear violation of any constitutional or statutory provision, based upon a material misstatement or mischaracterization of the evidentiary record, nor the result of erroneous conclusions of law.
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