TRAUGOTT v. VIRGINIA TRANSP.

No. 2010-SC-000696-WC.

341 S.W.3d 115 (2011)

Anthony TRAUGOTT, Appellant, v. VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION; Honorable Irene Steen, Administrative Law Judge; and Workers' Compensation Board, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

June 16, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McKinnley Morgan , Morgan, Madden, Brashear, Collins & Yeast, London, KY, Counsel for Appellant, Anthony Traugott.

Ronald Jude Pohl , Andrew Fain Manno , Pohl, Kiser & Aubrey, PSC, Lexington, KY, Counsel for Appellee, Virginia Transportation.


OPINION OF THE COURT

An Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) dismissed the claimant's application for benefits due to an out-of-state injury, having concluded under KRS 342.670 that Kentucky lacked jurisdiction over the claim because his employment was not principally localized in Kentucky and his contract for hire was not made in Kentucky. The Workers' Compensation Board and the Court of Appeals affirmed.

Appealing, the claimant asserts that the ALJ erred by...

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