Louisville Cooperage v. Knoppe

COMBS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Jefferson Circuit Court, affirming an award of 30% occupational disability by the Workers’ Compensation Board.

Appellee, Bernard A. Knoppe, applied for disability benefits for a work-related back injury which occurred on June 12, 1981. The Workers’ Compensation Board found that appellee suffered a 30% occupational disability from the back injury, but determined that the 1981 injury was not the sole cause of the disability. Consequently, it charged appellant with one-half of the award, representing the extent of appel-lee’s disability…