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ROBINSON v. NEWBERG

No. 92-SC-696-WC.

849 S.W.2d 532 (1993)

Perry S. ROBINSON, Deceased; Cathy Robinson, Administratrix of the Estate of Perry S. Robinson; Cathy Robinson, Mother and Natural Guardian of Tara Robinson; and Tara Robinson, Infant daughter of Perry S. Robinson, Appellants, v. Vicki G. NEWBERG, Acting Director of Special fund; KTK Mining and Construction; Thomas Shewmaker, Administrative Law Judge; and Workers' Compensation Board, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

March 18, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelsey E. Friend, Robert J. Greene, Pikeville, for appellants.

Mark C. Webster, Louisville, for appellee Newberg.

Denis K. Ash, Bennett Clark, Stoll, Keenon & Park, Lexington, for appellee KTK Min.

OPINION OF THE COURT

The issue involved in this workers' compensation case is whether the survivors of a deceased worker who was receiving temporary total disability benefits at the time of his death from an unrelated cause are entitled to recover benefits for the life expectancy of the deceased worker. In other words, must appellants show that decedent's work-related condition was permanent in order to receive total disability benefits.

Perry Robinson suffered...

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