THOMPSON v. KENTUCKY APPALACHIAN INDUSTRIES, INC.


451 S.W.2d 655 (1970)

Effie THOMPSON, Appellant, v. KENTUCKY APPALACHIAN INDUSTRIES, INC., et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

March 6, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Greene, Perry & Greene, Paintsville, for appellant.

Harris S. Howard, Howard, Francis & Howard, Prestonsburg, for Kentucky Appalachian Industries, Inc., and others.

J. Keller Whitaker, Frankfort, for Workmen's Compensation Board.


NEIKIRK, Judge.

Appellant Effie Thompson filed a claim for Workmen's Compensation, alleging that she had sustained a back injury while working for the appellee, Kentucky Appalachian Industries, Inc.

Appellant claimed total disability benefits. Four doctors, testifying for appellant, stated that she had a ruptured intervertebral disc in the lumbar region. The evidence of three doctors testifying for appellee disputed these findings.

The Board awarded...

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