Ratliff v. Epling

CLAY, Commissioner.

Appellant is seeking workmen’s compensation death benefits. The Board found the employee’s death did not arise out of and in the course of his employment. This order was confirmed by the circuit court. The case has been before us earlier on a procedural question. Epling v. Ratliff, Ky., 364 S.W.2d 327. A related case is Ratliff v. Big Sandy, Ky., 389 S.W.2d 911, wherein the facts are detailed.

The deceased was a coal miner and his employer was engaged in a deep mining operation. The employer’s lease encompassed a substantial area west of • the drift mouth where the employee…