YOUNG v. BEAR BRANCH COAL COMPANY


465 S.W.2d 41 (1971)

John W. YOUNG, Commissioner of Labor, etc., Appellant, v. BEAR BRANCH COAL COMPANY, Inc., et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

March 19, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

E. R. Hays, Baird & Hays, Ronald W. May, Pikeville, for appellees.


CLAY, Commissioner.

This is a workmen's compensation case. The employee sustained a head injury on February 1, 1966, while in the employ of the Bear Branch Coal Company. The Workmen's Compensation Board found that he was totally and permanently disabled, and this finding is not questioned. The Special Fund is the appellant here.

It appears the employee had a psychiatric condition which substantially contributed to his continuing disability. The original award...

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