JEWELL RIDGE COAL COMPANY v. McDOWELL


392 S.W.2d 59 (1965)

JEWELL RIDGE COAL COMPANY, Appellant, v. Ed McDOWELL and Workmen's Compensation Board et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

June 25, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maxwell P. Barret, Reeves, Barret & Cooper, Hazard, for appellant.

Cordell H. Martin, Hindman, Robert Matthews, Atty. Gen., Frankfort, Rudy Yessin, Edward L. Fossett, Smith, Reed, Yessin & Davis, Frankfort, for appellees.


WADDILL, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a judgment which vacates an order of the Workmen's Compensation Board dismissing appellee McDowell's claim against the appellant coal company for compensation. The judgment also directs the Board to reopen the case and permit the parties to take further medical testimony to explain or contradict the evidence of the physician appointed by the Board pursuant to the provisions of KRS 342.315.

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