Legal Opinion

Keel v. Thomas Industries, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided February 19, 1971Published

1Opinion of the Court

REED, Judge.

The appellant, Sue C. Keel, sought workmen’s compensation benefits from her employer, Thomas Industries, Inc. She established that she suffered from a condition called “scalenus anticus syndrome.” The employer brought the Special Fund into the proceedings by contending that the issue of “arousal of a dormant, nondisabling disease condition” requiring apportionment between the employer and the Fund was presented. The Workmen’s Compensation Board found that “[appellant’s] condition was not the result of an injury or occupational disease within the Workmen’s Compensation Act.” The…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hudson v. OwensCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
  2. Turner, Day & Woolworth Handle Co. v. MorrisCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1937
  3. Workman v. Wesley Manor Methodist HomeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
  4. Carter v. International Detrola CorporationMichigan Supreme Court · 1950
  5. National Stores, Inc. v. HesterCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1965

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