YOUNG v. VARNEY


469 S.W.2d 344 (1971)

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

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

July 2, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin Glazer, Department of Labor, Frankfort, Gemma M. Harding, Dept. of Labor, Louisville, for appellant.

Kelsey E. Friend, William J. Baird and Edward R. Hays, Baird & Hays, Pikeville, for appellees.


REED, Judge.

The issue presented in this case is whether the Workmen's Compensation Board erred in reopening a previously approved settlement in the nature of an award. Under the circumstances presented, we agree with the circuit court that the board acted within its authority.

In June 1966, Alex Varney, an underground coal miner, filed a timely application for compensation benefits for alleged disability caused...

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