WALKER v. PORTER PROD. FIN., DIV. OF PORTER PAINT CO.


505 S.W.2d 178 (1974)

Milton WALKER, Appellant, v. PORTER PRODUCT FINISHERS, DIVISION OF PORTER PAINT CO., et al., Appellees. PORTER PRODUCT FINISHERS, DIVISION OF PORTER PAINT CO., and Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Appellants, v. James R. YOCOM, Commissioner of Labor and Custodian of the Special Fund, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

February 1, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. L. Pearl, Pearl & Trevathan, Louisville, for Milton Walker.

Charles S. Cassis, Brown, Todd & Heyburn, Louisville, for Porter Product Finishers, Etc. and Liberty Mutual Ins. Co.

Robert D. Hawkins, Chief Counsel, Dept. of Labor, Frankfort, Gemma Harding, Louisville, for James R. Yocom, Commissioner of Labor, Etc. and Workmen's Compensation Bd.


JONES, Justice.

In August 1970, Appellant Milton Walker injured his back while working for Appellee Porter Product Finishers Division of Porter Paint Co. Appellant filed his claim with the Workmen's Compensation Board (hereinafter the Board), and the Special Fund was made a party to the action under KRS 342.120. On February 12, 1973, the Board rendered an opinion dismissing the Special Fund and granting the appellant an open-end award of $52.00 per week beginning...

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