Cox v. American Aggregates Corp.

684 N.E.2d 193 (1997)

Earl Ronald COX, Appellant,

v.

AMERICAN AGGREGATES CORP., Appellee.

No. 93S02-9701-EX-20.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

August 26, 1997.

Christopher H. Cross, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Miriam A. Rich, Indianapolis, for appellee.

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

BOEHM, Justice.

We granted transfer to consider the applicability of the Journey's Account Statute (the "Statute") to claims presented to the Worker's Compensation Board (the "Board") under the Worker's Compensation Act. We hold that such claims are not subject to the Statute.

Factual and Procedural History

In the summer of 1986,…