WELLS v. BAKER


713 S.W.2d 476 (1986)

John Calhoun WELLS, Secretary Labor Cabinet (Special Fund), Appellant, v. David A. BAKER, Phelps Dodge Magnet Wire Co. & Workers' Compensation Board, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Case Ordered Published May 16, 1986.

Discretionary Review Denied by Supreme Court August 26, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David R. Allen, Louisville, for appellant.

Thomas Osborne, Paducah, Peter Glauber, Louisville, for appellees.

Before CLAYTON, DUNN and McDONALD, JJ.


CLAYTON, Judge.

This is a Workers' Compensation appeal in which we are asked to determine whether the Board, pursuant to a motion to reopen, can properly order the Special Fund to reimburse an injured worker's employer for a portion of a lump sum settlement previously paid the employee by the employer in full at a time when the Special Fund was not a party to the negotiations and no initial application for adjustment of claim had been filed. Based upon the plain language...

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