Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co. v. Chappel

DUNN, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Hopkins Circuit Court in a workers’ compensation case. The Workers’ Compensation Board had previously dismissed appel-lee Linda L. Chappel’s claim for benefits filed on behalf of her deceased husband, Francis Chappel, based upon the conclusion that he had failed to provide appellant employer, Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Company, with timely notice of a work-related injury to his leg as required by KRS 342.185. On petition for judicial review, however, the circuit court determined that that statute was inapplicable to this appeal and…