Wyatt v. Federal Materials Co.

DAVIS, Commissioner.

The Workmen’s Compensation Board denied appellant’s claim for compensation. The circuit court affirmed the Board’s ruling. Appellant seeks reversal, contending that (1) the Board ignored uncontradicted proof which occasioned an erroneous finding of fact, and (2) the Board made a finding of fact based on a premise which is not in accord with Kentucky law.

On October 22, 1966, appellant, age 51, suffered a “cerebral vascular accident”— generally referred to by laymen as a “stroke,” or paralysis. On that day appellant was performing his customary duties as driver of a…