Legal Opinion
Advance Aluminum Co. v. Leslie
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided January 31, 1994No. 93-SC-376-WCPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
In this workers’ compensation case, the issue is whether KRS 342.730(3) authorizes the continuation of disability benefits to dependents of a deceased worker who died from causes unrelated to the employment when the award is for total disability and is therefore to be paid “during such disability.” KRS 342.730(l)(a).
Decedent, Everette Leslie, injured his back at work on March 19, 1987. Decedent was married on May 10, 1989, and filed a claim for workers’ compensation on May 22, 1989. On June 13, 1989, and before an award was rendered, Mr. Leslie committed suicide. His widow…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Special Fund v. FrancisKentucky Supreme Court · 1986
- Livingston County Farm Supply, Inc. v. SpencerKentucky Supreme Court · 1979
- Wells v. HarrellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1986
- Amburgey v. Daniel Construction Co.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1979
- Silvers v. Marley Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1978
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