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AMERICAN BAKERIES CO. v. HATZELL

Nos. 88-SC-650-DG, 88-SC-651-DG.

771 S.W.2d 333 (1989)

AMERICAN BAKERIES COMPANY, Appellant, v. William M. HATZELL; Special Fund; and Workers' Compensation Board, Appellees. SPECIAL FUND, Appellant, v. William M. HATZELL, American Bakeries Company and Workers' Compensation Board, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

As Corrected July 6, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Patrick Fulton, Woodward, Hobson & Fulton, Louisville, for appellant, American Bakeries.

John E. Stephenson, Supervisor, Appeals Section, Louisville, for appellant, Special Fund.

Tamara Todd Cotton, Hardy, Logan, Priddy & Cotton, Louisville, for appellee, William M. Hatzell.

WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.

This appeal is from a decision of the Court of Appeals which reversed the judgment of the circuit court which had affirmed the opinion of the Workers' Compensation Board dismissing Hatzell's claim for benefits based on angina.

The principal issue is whether angina pectoris is a statutorily compensable work-related injury when the underlying heart disease is not work related.

Hatzell, a bread driver-salesman, began experiencing...

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