Young v. J. S. Greer Meat Co.

OSBORNE, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Floyd Circuit Court in a Workmen’s Compensation proceeding. Ray Calhoun, a butcher, injured his back on January 26, 1965, while lifting meat. He filed a claim for compensation under the provisions of the Kentucky Workmen’s Compensation Act. It developed in the proceeding that Calhoun had previously, on April 13, 1961, suffered a back injury. Because of the previous injury his employer joined the Special Fund claiming that a part of his present disability was due to the preexisting condition brought about by the prior back injury.…