CHAPMAN v. PAYNE AND HAGER, INC.


565 S.W.2d 167 (1978)

Milton CHAPMAN, Appellant, v. PAYNE AND HAGER, INC. and Workmen's Compensation Board of Kentucky, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

April 14, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Bertram, Jamestown, for appellant.

Robert B. Hensley, Horse Cave, for appellees.

Before PARK, VANCE and WINTERSHEIMER, JJ.


PARK, Judge.

The sole issue presented on this appeal concerns the obligation of the Workmen's Compensation Board under KRS 342.270(5) to hold a claim for benefits in abeyance so long as the employee is receiving the maximum benefits allowable through voluntary payments of compensation by the employer and its carrier. This is a case of first impression.

The appellant-employee, Milton Chapman, received a serious work-related injury on October 4, 1974, while...

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