YOCOM v. TINKER


514 S.W.2d 686 (1974)

James R. YOCOM, Comm. of Labor, etc., et al., Appellants, v. Wilbert E. TINKER et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

October 11, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Baird & Baird, Pikeville, Joe A. Newberg and Robert D. Hawkins, Dept. of Labor, Frankfort, for appellants.

James B. Todd, Pikeville, for appellees.


JONES, Justice.

The appellee, Wilbert E. Tinker, applied for compensation benefits alleging coal workers' pneumoconiosis.

The Workmen's Compensation Board dismissed Tinker's claim because he was not exposed to the hazards of the disease in his employment within this state for at least two years immediately prior to his disability. The Board held that the out-of-state exposure was substantial.

Tinker appealed the Board's decision to the Pike Circuit...

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