HOBART MFG. CO. v. JOHNSON


568 S.W.2d 753 (1977)

HOBART MANUFACTURING COMPANY and Travelers, Appellants, v. James Robert JOHNSON, Workmen's Compensation Board of Kentucky and James R. Yocum, Commissioner of Labor and Custodian of the Special Fund, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied March 17, 1978.

Discretionary Review Denied June 27, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lionel A. Hawse, Lexington, for appellants.

Benjamin J. Hays, Winchester, Cyril E. Shadowen, Asst. Counsel, Dept. of Labor, Louisville, for appellees.

Before HOWERTON, COOPER and HAYES, JJ.


HOWERTON, Judge.

This is a workmen's compensation case in which the claimant was awarded benefits for 30% permanent, partial disability, with the award being apportioned one-half to the employer and one-half to the Special Fund.

James Robert Johnson, the claimant, experienced low back and neck pain while moving a washing machine from a conveyor belt to his workbench on April 15, 1974.

On this appeal, the employer argued that there was not substantial...

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