Marshall v. Octavia J. Coal Mining Co.

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Clay

— Affirming.

Coleman Marshall and his employer, Octavia J. 'Coal Mining Company, had accepted the provisions of "the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Ky. Stats, sec. 4880 ■et seq.). On August 2, 1927, Marshall, while working as a brakeman on a mine motor, received an injury necessitating the amputation of his right foot about five inches above the ankle joint. With the approval of the Workmen’s Compensation Board, Marshall and his employer settled on the basis of “loss of a foot,” and the employer paid him $12 a week for a period of 125 weeks following the accident.

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