Harry M. Stevens Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Board

COOPER, Judge.

This is a Workmen’s Compensation case where the appellee fell on a sidewalk adjacent to Churchill Downs as she was leaving her employment with the appellant. She was about to enter an automobile to take her home when her injury occurred. The injury occurred on November 24, 1973. Among other issues on appeal was:

Whether claimant is precluded from compensation by reason of failure to give timely notice to her employer as prescribed by KRS 342.185.

One of the threshold questions which must be addressed in any Workmen’s Compensation claim is whether notice was timely given by an…