Wagoner v. Cansler

STERNBERG, Justice.

These appeals are the aftermath of workmen’s compensation litigation. Motions for appeal were granted, and the above-styled appeals were consolidated. The one and only issue is the same in each of these appeals, and we limit our consideration to the single question worded as follows in appellants’ brief:

“Whether an agency of the Commonwealth is required to pay the penalty prescribed by KRS 21.130.”

The Workmen’s Compensation Board awarded to each of the claimants a definite sum of money per week for a fixed period of time. The Special Fund appealed each case to the circuit…