Young v. Kentucky Baptist Hospital

EDWARD P. HILL, Jr., Judge.

The award by the Workmen’s Compensation Board allowed Paul Ernest Myers full compensation for total permanent disability following the loss of his right eye. He had lost the left eye when he was 12 years old. The award was entirely against the employer and released the Special Fund.

The employer appealed to the circuit court where judgment was entered remanding the case to the Board with directions to enter an award allowing Myers compensation for 100 weeks against the employer and 325 weeks against the Special Fund.

In 1969, Myers lost the sight of his right eye. It…