HENRY VOGT MACH. CO. v. QUIGGINS


596 S.W.2d 17 (1979)

HENRY VOGT MACHINE COMPANY and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Appellants, v. Harold E. QUIGGINS, Sr., Special Fund, Workmen's Compensation Board of Kentucky and Commercial Union Assurance Companies, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied December 21, 1979.

Discretionary Review Denied April 15, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth J. Tuggle, Louisville, for appellants.

Nicholas N. King, Louisville, for Harold E. Quiggins, Sr.

Armer H. Mahan, Louisville, for Commercial Union Assurance Companies.

Kenneth E. Hollis, Gen. Counsel, Dept. of Labor, Frankfort, Denis S. Kline, Asst. Counsel, Dept. of Labor, Louisville, for appellees.

Before GANT, HAYES and HOWARD, JJ.


GANT, Judge.

This case is on appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court, which affirmed an award to claimant, Harold E. Quiggins, Sr., by the Workmen's Compensation Board. The Board found Quiggins to be 50% occupationally disabled as a result of hearing loss and vertigo. These disabilities are claimed to be the result of claimant's prolonged exposure to industrial noise. Appellant employer, Henry Vogt Machine Company, asserts such an award is erroneous. Although admitting...

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