BETH-ELKHORN CORPORATION v. YOUNG


474 S.W.2d 64 (1971)

BETH-ELKHORN CORPORATION, Appellant, v. John W. YOUNG, Commissioner of Labor, etc., et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

December 3, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry C. Campbell, Pikeville, for appellant.

Thomas R. Emerson, Dept. of Labor, Frankfort, Kelsey E. Friend, Jr., Pikeville, for appellees.


REED, Judge.

John Short, a coal miner employed by Beth-Elkhorn Corporation, claimed workmen's compensation benefits for total and permanent disability. He injured his back on June 12, 1969 and was only able to work a total of two hours after the traumatic injury; Short also alleged that he became totally disabled by silicosis on June 22, 1969. He filed his claim for maximum compensation benefits as a result of the traumatic injury and the occupational disease on July...

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