Inland Steel Co. v. Wallen

WILLIAMS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Floyd Circuit Court which affirmed an award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board. The principal basis for this appeal is the alleged failure of the appellee Scott Wallen to give notice as soon as practicable after he first became apprised of the fact that he had silicosis. Wallen had worked in appellant’s mines for 31 years. On November 3, 1958, he quit work and within a few days notified the Company that he ■was disabled due to the fact that he had silicosis. Wallen was examined in June of 1958, at which time it was determined that he…