Collista Coal Co. v. Castle

WADDILL, Commissioner.

Collista Coal Company appeals from a judgment of the Johnson Circuit Court setting aside an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Board denying benefits for permanent total disability and reinstating a prior order of the board granting benefits for permanent total disability. The principal question presented for our determination is whether the board had the authority to change its prior order under the circumstances presented in this case. We answer this question in the negative.

Appellee, Roy Castle, sought compensation benefits for permanent total disability arising out…