Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor v. Mason Poyner, Claimant-Respondent

810 F.2d 99

DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Petitioner,

v.

Mason POYNER, Claimant-Respondent.

No. 85-3794.

United States Court of Appeals,

Sixth Circuit.

Argued Oct. 10, 1986.

Decided Jan. 22, 1987.

Marta Kusic, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Washington, D.C., Jeffrey J. Bernstein (argued), for petitioner.

Ronald K. Bruce (argued), Monhollon, Bruce, & Kelley, Madisonville, Ky., for claimant-respondent.

Before ENGEL, JONES and NELSON, Circuit Judges.

DAVID A. NELSON, Circuit Judge.

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