CAMPBELL v. SEXTET MIN. CO.

Nos. 93-SC-562-WC, 93-SC-1027-WC and 94-SC-15-WC.

912 S.W.2d 25 (1995)

John William CAMPBELL, Appellant, v. SEXTET MINING COMPANY, as Insured by Underwriters' Safety & Claims; Sextet Mining Company, as Insured by Old Republic Insurance Company; Vicki G. Newberg, Acting Director of Special Fund; W. Bruce Cowden, Jr., Administrative Law Judge; and Workers' Compensation Board, Appellees. NATICO, INC., Appellant, v. Raymond MESSER; Vicki G. Newberg, Acting Director of Special Fund; W. Bruce Cowden, Jr., Administrative Law Judge; and Workers' Compensation Board, Appellees. Robert L. WHITTAKER, Acting Director of Special Fund, Appellant, v. Raymond MESSER; Natico, Inc.; W. Bruce Cowden, Jr., Administrative Law Judge; and Workers' Compensation Board, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

As Corrected September 26, 1995.

Rehearing Denied January 18, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dick Adams, Adams, Day, Whitfield, Ramey & Burns, Madisonville, for John William Campbell.

John C. Morton, Sheffer, Hoffman, Thomason & Morton, Henderson, for Sextet Mining Company, as Insured by Underwriters' Safety & Claims.

William P. Swain, Peter J. Glauber, Boehl, Stopher & Graves, Louisville, for Sextet Mining Company, as Insured by Old Republic Insurance Company.

Joel D. Zakem, R. Scott Summers, Peter J. Naake, Attorneys for Special Fund Labor Cabinet, Louisville, for Vicki G. Newberg and Robert L. Whittaker.

Robert A. Winter, Jr., Jennifer B. Olano, Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, Crestview Hills, for Natico, Inc.

Gregory N. Schabell, Busald, Funk, Zevely, P.S.C., Florence, for Raymond Messer.


STUMBO, Justice.

The sole issue before this Court is whether, in a worker's compensation claim, upon finding that a person is totally and permanently disabled from several separate injuries, an award of lifetime benefits pursuant to KRS 342.730(1)(a) is appropriate for the combined injuries. This exact issue is currently pending in three appeals before this Court. Therefore, as a matter of judicial economy, all three of...

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