Repealed.
Acts, 1999 Reg. Sess., Ch. 294.
W. Va. Code § 23-1-16
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case New Neighborhoods, Inc. v. West Virginia Workers' Compensation Fund (1989)
Most recently applied in 196 W. Va. 707 - Persinger v. Peabody Coal Co. (July 1996)
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