Walter Bledsoe Coal Co. v. Review Board of Employment Security Division of Department of Treasury

The employees of the appellant coal companies filed claims for compensation under the Employment Security Act (§52-1501 et seq., Burns’ 1933 (Supp.), § 10168-1 et seq., Baldwin’s Supp. 1937). The claims were referred to the Review Board which held that the claimants were entitled to receive unemployment benefits. The coal companies began these actions in the Appellate Court questioning the legality of the decision.

The facts are not in dispute. The appellants operate coal mines. The employees are members of the United Mine Workers of America. On March 31, 1941, the agreement existing between…