ON PETITION TO TRANSFER
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
The question is whether the Workers Compensation Board has authority to impose a lien on the proceeds an injured worker collects from a third party. We hold it does not.
Appellant John Sowers suffered a work-related accident in 1984 while employed by Covered Bridge Tree Service. Tri-County Telephone Co. engaged Covered Bridge for this work in order to facilitate mounting cable television lines on utility...
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