Hayden v. Elkhorn Coal Corp.

STEWART, Justice.

It is either admitted or uncontradicted that appellant, Shirley Hayden, suffered an accidental injury on November 18, 1947, while working for appellee, Elkhorn Coal Corporation, Inc.; that at the time of his injury appellant and appellee had accepted and were working under the provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Act, KRS Chapter 342; that appellant’s earnings were sufficient to entitle him to maximum compensation under the Act, if warranted by his disability; and that appellee Corporation had timely notice of appellant’s accident >and injury.

On April 13, 1948, Hayden and…