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CLEAR BRANCH MINING CO. v. HOLBROOK

247 S.W.2d 48 (1953)

CLEAR BRANCH MINING CO. v. HOLBROOK et al.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

March 7, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard & Francis, Prestonsburg, for appellant.

Cordell H. Martin, Hindman, for appellees.

STEWART, Justice.

This is a compensation case and there is only one question to be answered on this appeal, namely: Was there substantial probative evidence to support the award?

On July 27, 1948, Melvin Holbrook, a coal miner in the employ of appellant, The Clear Branch Mining Company, was found dead at his working place in Mine No. 1 of the latter located at Ligon, Kentucky. The evidence discloses that Holbrook, as was his usual custom, entered the mine...

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