Effect of Virginia Workmen's Compensation Act upon the Right of a Third-Party Tortfeasor to Obtain Contribution from an Employer Whose Concurrent Negligence Caused Employee's Death or Injury

Authors

Robert I. Stevenson, University of Richmond

Abstract

The Supreme Court of Virginia has never been asked to determine a third party's contribution rights where his negligence has combined with that of an employer to cause personal injury to an employee covered by the Virginia Workmen's Compensation Act [hereinafter referred to as the Act]. Although the question is a novel one in Virginia, courts in other jurisdictions have coped with the problem and have arrived at diverse solutions. At the outset, a brief review of the Act and of the Virginia contribution statute seems appropriate.

Recommended Citation

Robert I. Stevenson, Effect of Virginia Workmen's Compensation Act upon the Right of a Third-Party Tortfeasor to Obtain Contribution from an Employer Whose Concurrent Negligence Caused Employee's Death or Injury, 13 U. Rich. L. Rev. 117 (1978).
Available at: https://scholarship.richmond.edu/lawreview/vol13/iss1/4