Legal Opinion
Newberg v. Thomas Industries
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided May 7, 1993No. 91-CA-002261-WCPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Judge.
This is an appeal by the Special Fund from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board (Board) involving the construction of Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) 342.1202 which was enacted by a special session of the Legislature in 1987. The controversy is between the employer/appel-lee Thomas Industries and the Special Fund. The issue is whether cervical verta-brae (those in the neck) are part of a worker’s “back.” We hold that they are.
The case arises out of injuries to claimant Billy Bryant’s low back and neck occurring on June 23, 1987 and April 1988. The Administrative Law…
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