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PEABODY COAL CO. v. GOSSETT

No. 90-SC-955-WC.

819 S.W.2d 33 (1991)

PEABODY COAL COMPANY, Appellant, v. Kenneth GOSSETT and Workers' Compensation Board, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

November 21, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Swain, Peter J. Glauber, Louisville, for appellant.

Thomas M. Rhoads, Rhoads & Rhoads, Madisonville, for appellees.

SPAIN, Justice.

This workers' compensation case involves the application of KRS 342.125, the reopening statute. Prior to 1987, the statute permitted reopening an award upon a showing of change of "condition." The 1987 amendment permits reopening upon a showing of change of "occupational disability." This opinion addresses the impact of this legislative amendment upon the standard for reopening a workers' compensation award...

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