ADKINS v. CANEY BRANCH COAL COMPANY


459 S.W.2d 771 (1970)

Donnie ADKINS, Appellant, v. CANEY BRANCH COAL COMPANY et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied December 18, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

E. R. Hays, Pikeville, J. Keller Whitaker, Workmen's Compensation Bd., Martin Glazer, Dept. of Labor, Frankfort, for appellees.


VANCE, Commissioner.

In this workmen's compensation case, the appellant claimed total and permanent disability as a result of an injury to his back. He had suffered previous back injuries and the board pursuant to KRS 342.121 ordered him to submit to an examination by Doctor Robert L. Keisler.

Doctor Keisler filed his report stating in substance that the appellant was thirty percent disabled to the body as a whole for heavy occupations but that this disability...

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