Court Upholds Denial of Benefits to Worker Rendered Quadriplegic in Construction Accident

The Virginia Court of Appeals upheld the denial of benefits to a worker who was rendered quadriplegic while working to restore a historical building on private property. Case: Jeffreys v. Uninsured Employer’s Fund, Nos. 0660-17-3 and 0693-17-3, 10/03/2017, unpublished. Facts: The Harvey School is a one-room schoolhouse in Pittsylvania County where African-American students were educated from 1880 until 1964.  In 2003, members of the community located near the school formed the Harvey School Historical Society with the goal of restoring the school to its original condition and reg...