CHEMETRON CORP. v. McKINLEY


574 S.W.2d 332 (1978)

CHEMETRON CORPORATION and James R. Yocom, Commissioner of Labor and Custodian of the Special Fund, Appellants, v. Frank McKINLEY and Workmen's Compensation Board, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied August 25, 1978.

Discretionary Review Denied December 19, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gemma M. Harding, Dept. of Labor, James M. Graves, William P. Swain, Louisville, for appellants.

William A. Miller, Jr., Louisville, for appellees.

Before HAYES, VANCE and WINTERSHEIMER, JJ.


VANCE, Judge:

Appellee, Frank McKinley, who suffered from various allergies, developed a condition known as chronic rhinitis from inhaling toxic chemical substances during his work as a janitor. Prior to this employment he had worked as a dishwasher, janitor, carpenter's helper and parking lot attendant.

The chronic rhinitis resulted from a change in the tissue lining his mucous membranes and nasal passages. It is a permanent condition and the evidence, though...

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