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YOCOM v. GENTRY

535 S.W.2d 850 (1976)

James R. YOCOM, Commissioner of Labor, etc., Appellant, v. Robert E. GENTRY et al., Appellees. EBONITE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Robert E. GENTRY et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

March 26, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl M. Cornett, Gen. Counsel, Dept. of Labor, Frankfort, Cyril E. Shadowen, Asst. Counsel, Louisville, for appellant James R. Yocom.

John M. Dixon, Jr., Ben S. Fletcher, Turner & Dixon, Hopkinsville, for appellee Robert E. Gentry.

Thomas L. Ferreri, Thomas E. Turner, Mills, Mitchell, Turner & Donan, Madisonville, for Ebonite Co.

JONES, Justice.

This case involves a claim by Robert Gentry for the occupational disease of asbestosis. The Workmen's Compensation Board found Gentry to be partially and permanently disabled to the extent of 50%. The Board found Gentry was last injuriously exposed to the hazards of the disease during a period of six months or more, while employed by the Ebonite Company. The Board further found that Gentry's disability had...

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