BLUE DIAMOND COAL COMPANY v. WALTERS


287 S.W.2d 921 (1956)

BLUE DIAMOND COAL COMPANY, Appellant, v. Dorsie WALTERS et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

March 2, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. W. Craft, Jr., Hazard, for appellant.

Elbert Strong, M. B. Fields, Hazard, for appellees.


SIMS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Perry Circuit Court sustaining the Workmen's Compensation Board's award of $27 per week to appellee, Dorsie Walters, for a period not to exceed ten years, nor to exceed $11,500, for total permanent disability. There is no contrariety in the facts and the only question raised in briefs is whether or not Walters' injuries arose out of and were received in the course of his employment. KRS 342.001 et seq.

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