Legal Opinion
Ed Hall Drilling Co. v. Profitt
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided February 23, 1968PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALMORE, Chief Justice.
Appellee, Johnnie Profitt, was injured in a fall from a mast while working as a tool dresser for the appellant Ed Hall Drilling Company. His application for workmen’s compensation resulted in an award based on a finding of 20% permanent partial disability, half of which was attributed to a dormant non-disabling degenerative condition of the spine and the other half to the specific injury sustained in the accident. Profitt appealed, and upon a review of the record pursuant to KRS 342.285 the Lee Circuit Court adjudged him to be 100% permanently disabled solely as a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- E. & L. TRANSPORT COMPANY v. HayesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
- Kilgore v. Goose Creek Coal CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
- Congleton Brothers, Inc. v. FarmerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1966
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3Cited by21 opinions
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