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NEWSOME v. ISLAND CREEK COAL COMPANY

459 S.W.2d 145 (1970)

Alvin NEWSOME, Appellant, v. ISLAND CREEK COAL COMPANY, John W. Young, Commissioner of Labor, Etc., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

October 30, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Fred G. Francis, Howard, Francis & Howard, Prestonsburg, Martin Glazer, Dept. of Labor, Frankfort, Gemma M. Harding, Atty., Special Fund, Dept. of Labor, Louisville, for appellees.

REED, Judge.

The Workmen's Compensation Board dismissed a claim for permanent and total disability allegedly caused by the occupational disease, silicosis, filed by appellant, Alvin Newsome, against his employer, Island Creek Coal Company, and the Special Fund. Newsome appealed to the circuit court where the board's action was upheld. He then appealed to this court. We affirm the decision of the board and the circuit court.

Newsome, a 58-year-old coal miner...

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