PALMORE v. JONES

No. 88-SC-557-D.

774 S.W.2d 434 (1989)

Carol M. PALMORE, Acting Secretary of Labor Cabinet (Special Fund), Movant, v. Brenda Sue JONES; Island Creek Coal Company; and Workers' Compensation Board, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied September 7, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cathy Utley Costelle, Labor Cabinet, Louisville, for movant.

Phil A. Stalnaker, Pikeville, for Jones.

John Harlan Callis, III, Thomas M. Smith, Prestonsburg, for Island Creek Coal Co.


OPINION OF THE COURT

In deciding this case, we adopt the Court of Appeals opinion as the opinion of this Court.

"REYNOLDS, JUDGE. This is an appeal from the judgment of Pike Circuit Court which remanded this case to the Workers' Compensation Board with instructions that appellee, Brenda Sue Jones, be substituted as party plaintiff for her deceased husband and that she was entitled to a continuation of his compensation benefits.

"The sole question...

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