KENTUCKY ALMA COAL COMPANY v. KIRK


497 S.W.2d 52 (1973)

KENTUCKY ALMA COAL COMPANY, Appellant, v. James Marshall KIRK and Workmen's Compensation Board of Kentucky, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

June 1, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Baird, Baird and Baird, Pikeville, for appellant.

Harry R. Stamper, Kelsey E. Friend, Pikeville, J. Keller Whitaker, Dept. of Labor, Frankfort, for appellees.


VANCE, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a judgment which affirmed an award of the Workmen's Compensation Board for a period of temporary total disability and an additional award for 80% permanent partial disability.

The appellant injured his right hand and arm on January 12, 1968, while working in a coal mine. He was eighteen years old and a high school graduate at that time. His earnings were $75.00 per week.

The medical evidence indicates that...

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