Amax Coal Co. v. Smith

HOWERTON, Chief Judge.

Amax Coal and the Special Fund appeal from a judgment of the Muhlenberg Circuit *159Court affirming an opinion and award of the Workers’ Compensation Board. On March 10, 1986, in a bifurcated proceeding, the board issued an opinion that it had jurisdiction to make an award in this case. The actual award was made on October 27, 1986. The appellants argue that the court and board erred by holding that the extraterritorial coverage provisions in KRS 342.-670 were applicable to the claim of Lloyd Smith. We agree and we reverse the judgment of the trial court.

Lloyd Smith became a…