Swanger v. Old Republic Insurance Co.

OPINION

HARBISON, Chief Justice.

In this worker’s compensation case the trial court awarded the employee total permanent disability benefits as a result of coal worker’s pneumoconiosis. The employer appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence and the applicability of a 1972 amendment to the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969. After consideration of the issues we are of the opinion that there was sufficient evidence to support the conclusions of the trial judge. His judgment is affirmed.

Appellee was employed in underground coal mining for a period of some thirty-two years…