YOUNG v. WOOLUM


468 S.W.2d 258 (1971)

John W. YOUNG, Commissioner of Labor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, etc., Appellant, v. Dixie WOOLUM et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

May 28, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

E. R. Hays, Baird & Hays, Kelsey E. Friend, Friend & Mullins, Pikeville, for appellees.


STEINFELD, Judge.

Appellee, Dixie Woolum, a 49-year-old nurse's aid with an eighth-grade education, was employed by appellee, Williamson Appalachian Regional Hospital. She claimed benefits under the Workmen's Compensation Act alleging that on June 14, 1968, she injured her "back, limbs, head and nerves" while lifting a patient. The board found that she was totally disabled from that date until March 3, 1969, and awarded her compensation for that period. It also concluded...

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