W. E. Gunn & Co. v. Woody

Opinion of the Court by

Hobson, Commissioner

Affirming.

Charley Woody, a colored man, was in the service of W. E. Gunn & Co., as a coal miner. The parties had accepted the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Ky. Stats., sec. 4880 et seq.). He filed an application before the board for compensation for an injury to his eyes received in the mine. Yoluminous proof was taken, and on final hearing the board made an award that he was entitled to compensation for 120 weeks at the rate of $11.45 a week for the loss of his right eye, which had been removed, and an additional 100 weeks at the…