Altizer Coal Co. v. Clevinger

WADDILL, Commissioner.

On this appeal the only ground relied on for reversal is that the Workmen’s Compensation Board erred in refusing to hold the Special Fund liable for payment of a portion of the award obtained by appellee, Grayson Clevinger, against appellant, Altizer Coal Company, his employer. We affirm the judgment of the circuit court upholding the award and absolving the Special Fund from liability.

While Clevinger was working in the underground coal mine of his employer he was crushed by a slate fall. He sustained serious injuries to his back, hips and legs.

Appellant concedes that…