WILSON v. WIZOR


544 S.W.2d 231 (1976)

Mary Rose WILSON, Administratrix of the Estate of Billy Joe Wilson, Appellant, v. John D. WIZOR d/b/a Star Dust Cocktail Lounge, and Kentucky Workmen's Comp., etc., et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied January 14, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Thomas Conway, Louisville, for appellant.

Roger P. Elliott, Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, William L. Hoge, III, Joseph J. Golden, Louisville, for appellees.


JONES, Justice.

The issue on this appeal is whether Billy Joe Wilson was acting within the scope of his employment as a bartender for John D. Wizor, d/b/a Star Dust Cocktail Lounge, at the time of his death on Christmas Eve, 1974.

The Workmen's Compensation Board dismissed a claim for death benefits filed against Wizor and the custodian of the Uninsured Employers' Fund by Mary Rose Wilson, the surviving widow of Billy Joe Wilson, for and on her behalf and...

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