Young v. Swinney

REED, Judge.

John Swinney, an employee of Fer-rells Creek Coal Company, injured his back *238while engaged in the duties of his employment as a coal miner. He filed a claim for benefits provided by the Workmen’s Compensation Act. The Workmen’s Compensation Board determined Swinney’s disability to be 45 per cent permanent partial from the date of the work-connected injury; 15 per cent of this determined disability was allocated as the employer’s sole responsibility, and 30 per cent was allocated as the responsibility of the Special Fund, which was directed to reimburse the employer to that extent.…