OLD REPUBLIC INS. CO. v. McCARTY


599 S.W.2d 163 (1980)

OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY and Ottie Blevins, Movants, v. David McCARTY and Workmen's Compensation Board, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied June 24, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. Kendrick, Prestonsburg, for Old Republic Ins. Co.

John David Preston, Paintsville, for McCarty.

Donald Campbell, Dept. of Labor, Frankfort, for Workmen's Compensation Bd.


STEPHENS, Justice.

The question before the court is whether the Workmen's Compensation Board, in determining permanent partial disability pursuant to KRS 342.620(9), must make a definite finding relative to the worker's ability to perform a specific, prior occupation.

The respondent, David McCarty, was injured while driving a coal truck for the movant, Ottie Blevins, and sustained a fractured left foot and ankle. For a year and a half prior to the accident...

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