Legal Opinion
Stapleton v. Fork Junction Coal Co.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided March 21, 1952PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WADDILL, Commissioner.
This is an appeal from a judgment confirming an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Board dismissing appellant’s application for compensation. The decisive question in the case is whether or not appellant sustained an injury by accident that arose out of and in the course of his employment.
Appellant was employed by appellee as night watchman at its coal ,ramp located in a remote section of Pike County. Their employment relation was controlled by the Workmen’s Compensation Act. KRS 342.-001 et seq. Sometime during the night of March 17, 1949, he was the victim of a brutal…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- A. C. Lawrence Leather Co. v. BarnhillCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
- Harlan Collieries Co. v. ShellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1951
- Lexington Ry. System v. TrueCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1939
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3Cited by7 opinions
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