Kentucky State Racing Commission v. Newton

DAVIS, Commissioner.

The appellee, as surviving widow of Guy Polsgrove Newton, made application for adjustment of workmen’s compensation claim based upon the accidental death of Newton in a one-car accident on 1-64 about 4.3 miles west of Shelbyville. The Board denied the claim. The claimant appealed to the circuit court, and that tribunal remanded the case to the Board with directions that the Board should make specific finding as to (1) the cause of death of the plaintiff’s decedent and (2) the scope of employment of plaintiff’s decedent at the time of death. The circuit court’s order…