JONES & LAUGHLIN STEEL CORP. v. GOBEN


600 S.W.2d 481 (1980)

JONES & LAUGHLIN STEEL CORPORATION, Appellant, v. Kenneth E. GOBEN, Jr., James R. Yocom, Commissioner of Labor and Custodian of the Special Fund; Workmen's Compensation Board, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Discretionary Review Denied July 8, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wesley G. Gatlin, William P. Swain, Boehl, Stopher, Graves & Deindoerfer, Louisville, for appellant.

John E. Stephenson, Asst. Counsel, Dept. of Labor, Louisville, Kenneth E. Hollis, Gen. Counsel, Dept. of Labor, Frankfort, for Special Fund.

Roy L. Turner, Louisville, for Kenneth E. Goben, Jr.

Before GANT, VANCE and WINTERSHEIMER, JJ.


GANT, Judge.

Appellee/claimant, in a work-related accident while in the employ of the appellant, suffered a large left inguinal hernia in September, 1970. This was repaired, and appellee returned to work. About a year later he suffered a recurring left hernia which was again repaired, and appellee was released as "completely asymptomatic." In June, 1972, after persistent pain, exploratory surgery was performed on the same area and a neuroma excised, appellee being...

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