JOHNSON DRILLING & TRUCKING CO. v. JOHNSON


452 S.W.2d 389 (1970)

JOHNSON DRILLING & TRUCKING CO., Appellant, v. Denver JOHNSON, Special Fund et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

March 27, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard D. Cooper, Reeves, Barret, Cooper & Ward, Hazard, for appellant.

Clark Pratt, Grayson, Johnson, Hindman, for Denver Johnson.

Martin Glazer, Thomas R. Emerson, Dept. of Labor, Frankfort, for Special Fund.


WADDILL, Commissioner.

The principal question on this appeal is whether the Knott Circuit Court erred in directing the Workmen's Compensation Board to permit appellee, Denver Johnson, to take the deposition of the physician who was appointed pursuant to KRS 342.121 for the purpose of investigating and reporting to the board the medical questions involved.

Denver Johnson sustained an injury to his back on July 2, 1966, which allegedly arose out of and in the...

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