CHESTNUT FLATS COAL CO., INC. v. JONES


565 S.W.2d 650 (1978)

CHESTNUT FLATS COAL COMPANY, INC., Appellant, v. Albert JONES, James R. Yocom, Commissioner of Labor and Custodian of the Special Fund, and Workmen's Compensation Board, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

April 28, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Berger, Berger & Berger, Pineville, for appellant.

Earl L. Cole, Barbourville, for appellee, Albert Jones.

Cyril E. Shadowen, Asst. Counsel Dept. of Labor, Louisville, Kenneth E. Hollis, Gen. Counsel Dept. of Labor, Frankfort, for appellee, James R. Yocom, Commissioner of Labor & Custodian of the Special Fund.

Before COOPER, HOWARD and WILHOIT, JJ.


HOWARD, Judge.

This appeal concerns that portion of a judgment of the Bell Circuit Court which affirmed the Workmen's Compensation Board's Opinion and Award insofar as the award imposed all liability for the disability attributable to a traumatic wrist injury solely on the appellant-employer, Chestnut Flats Coal Company, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as the employer).

The Board found the claimant, Albert Jones, to be permanently and partially disabled, in...

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