Keefe v. O. K. Precision Tool & Die Co.

MARTIN, Chief Judge.

The appellant suffered a compensable injury at his job. A claim was filed and an award was made to him by the Workmen’s Compensation Board. No appeal was taken. When Apache Coal Co. v. Fuller, Ky., 541 S.W.2d 933 (1976), was decided, he filed a motion before the Workmen’s Compensation Board seeking to reopen his award. Appellant argues that the computation of his award was based on the law as it was interpreted by the Board prior to the decision in Apache and he, therefore, was denied the substantially increased benefits that would flow to him if the award were now…