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YOCOM v. BUTCHER

551 S.W.2d 841 (1977)

James R. YOCOM, Commissioner of Labor and Custodian of the Special Fund, Appellant, v. Wilburn BUTCHER et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Discretionary Review Denied June 29, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. C. Perry, III, Paintsville, Fred G. Francis, Prestonsburg, William L. Huffman, Workmen's Compensation Bd., Frankfort, for appellees.

William F. Gadd, Dept. of Labor, Frankfort, for appellant.

Before HOWARD, LESTER and PARK, JJ.

PARK, Judge.

The appellee, Wilburn Butcher, filed a claim with the Workmen's Compensation Board asserting that he was totally and permanently disabled from silicosis as a result of being exposed to the hazards of silicosis while employed over a long period of years in the coal industry. March 14, 1972, was given as the date of Butcher's disability. On December 17, 1973, the Board entered an order dismissing Butcher's claim on the ground that he had failed to prove...

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