LEIGH COAL COMPANY v. CANTRELL


434 S.W.2d 315 (1968)

LEIGH COAL COMPANY, Inc., and Old Republic Insurance Company, Appellants, v. Ernell CANTRELL, Guardian for Danny Bernard Cantrell, et al., and Workmen's Compensation Board of Kentucky, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

November 29, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. R. Hays, Baird & Hays, Pikeville, for appellants.

Francis D. Burke, Burke & Justice, Pikeville, for appellees.


WILLIAMS, Judge.

Ronald E. Cantrell met his death while working for appellant Leigh Coal Company. The Workmen's Compensation Board entered an award of $40.00 per week for 400 weeks in the aggregate to Ernell Cantrell, guardian for Danny Cantrell, age 10, and Thomas Cantrell, age 9, citing their total dependency on their deceased older brother Ronald. The sole question on this appeal is whether the two younger brothers were in fact totally dependent on their older...

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