Legal Opinion
Bethenergy Mines, Inc. v. Easterling
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided July 21, 1989No. Nos. 88-CA-560-S, 88-CA-719-S and 88-CA-1010-SPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYES, Judge.
Bethenergy Mines, Inc. [Bethenergy] and the Special Fund appeal from a judgment entered in Pike Circuit Court affirming an opinion and supplemental opinion of the Workers’ Compensation Board. In a similar case, Janice Blair appeals from a judgment of the Letcher Circuit Court, affirming a decision of the board.
James F. Easterling was a 56-year-old employee of Bethenergy when he sustained a fatal heart attack on August 5,1985. At the time of his death he was a belt cleaner and had just finished lunch. His widow filed a workers’ compensation claim in October, based on the heart…
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Osborne v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
- Mary Helen Coal Corporation v. ChitwoodCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1961
- Holman Enterprise Tobacco Warehouse v. CarterKentucky Supreme Court · 1976
- Stephens Elkhorn Coal Company v. TibbsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1963
- Allen v. Commonwealth, Department of HighwaysCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Chambers v. Electric Boat Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2007
- Wright v. Oberle-Jordre Co., Inc.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1995
- Evansville Printing Corp. v. SuggCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1991
- Tackett v. Bethenergy Mines, Inc.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1992