Legal Opinion
Island Creek Coal Co. v. Lewis
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided December 17, 1971PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEIKIRK, Judge.
Ross W. Lewis, an underground coal miner, sustained a fractured wrist on July 24, 1968, in the course of his employment with the Island Creek Coal Company. Due to the injury he was unable to return to work until November 4, 1968. Lewis received voluntary compensation payments from his employer through November 28, 1968. On January IS, 1970, Lewis filed his claim for compensation benefits. The Island Creek Coal Company, in a special answer, set up the defense of the statute of limitations. KRS 342.270(1). On March 8, 1971, the Workmen’s Compensation Board entered an award of…
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