Young v. Newsome

STEINFELD, Judge.

Appellee Andrew M. Newsome, a coal miner, was employed by appellee Dix Fork Coal Company to work in its mine which has its entrance in Virginia but extends into Kentucky. On May 18, 1963, the employer elected to operate under the Kentucky Workmen’s Compensation Act (KRS 342.005) and secured insurance coverage. Later that insurance was cancelled, none was obtained and the coal company did not qualify as a self-insurer. KRS 342.340.

On April 21, 1966, while Newsome was working in the Kentucky portion of the mine he was injured in a rock slide. Compensation payments were made to…