Kentucky State Journal Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Board

Dissenting Opinion by

Judge Milleb.

The opinion of the majority of the court is of such far-reaching importance that I feel justified in giving the reasons for my dissent from the conclusions there reached; and, in doing so, I will be as brief as the necessities of the case will permit. The opinion of the majority makes it impossible for the Legislature to pass any effective Workmen’s Compensation Act, under our present Constitution.

The Kentucky Workmen’s Compensation Act was approved March 21, 1914. Acts 1914, page 226. It is a very elaborate statute, of 75 sections, providing for the creation…