COX v. PEABODY COAL COMPANY


357 S.W.2d 878 (1962)

Hila E. COX, Individually, and suing for her Infant children, Phylis Juanita Cox, et al., Appellants, v. PEABODY COAL COMPANY et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

June 1, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Leonard Davis, Harlan, for appellants.

Sampson & Rice, Harlan, for appellees.


PALMORE, Judge.

Following the death of Pleasant A. Cox on June 30, 1958, his widow claimed workmen's compensation for herself and her infant children, alleging that his death resulted from silicosis which arose out of and in the course of his employment with the appellee Peabody Coal Company. She took the depositions of two physicians who had examined or treated the decedent prior to his death. In giving their opinions relating to the cause of death each of the doctors...

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