GENERAL REFRACTORIES CO. v. MILLER


720 S.W.2d 736 (1986)

GENERAL REFRACTORIES COMPANY, Appellant, v. Andy Lee MILLER; John Calhoun Wells, Secretary of Labor Cabinet (Special Fund); and Workers' Compensation Board of Kentucky, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

December 5, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard VanAntwerp, III, Ashland, for appellant.

Alvin B. Trigg, Lexington, John E. Stephenson, Louisville, for appellees.

Before HAYES, C.J., and HOWERTON and REYNOLDS, JJ.


HAYES, Chief Judge:

In this workers' compensation case, the employer challenges the Board's apportionment of liability for appellee Miller's disability from pneumoconiosis. Miller was constantly exposed to hazardous dust during 35 years of employment at General Refractories, where he received his last injurious exposure. Pursuant to KRS 342.316(13)(a), the Board apportioned liability 60% to the employer and 40% to the Special Fund in keeping with its finding that...

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