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ELAM v. UTILITIES-ELKHORN COAL CO.

257 S.W.2d 535 (1953)

ELAM v. UTILITIES-ELKHORN COAL CO. et al.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

April 24, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

V. R. Bentley, Pikeville, for appellant.

Hobson & Scott, Pikeville, for appellees.

DUNCAN, Justice.

The only question involved on this appeal is whether or not the death of P. S. Elam was the result of a compensable accident entitling his dependents to the benefits prescribed by KRS 342.070. The Workmen's Compensation Board dismissed the claim and its order was affirmed on appeal to the circuit court.

On December 19, 1949, while employed as a carpenter foreman by the Utilities-Elkhorn Coal Company, the decedent walked up a high hill to his...

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