Black Mountain Corporation v. Thompson

Opinion op the Court by

Morris, Commissioner—

Affirming.

Thompson, a colored man, then sixty-one years of age, a coal loader in appellant’s mines, was injured on May 23, 1938. Both had qualified under our Compensation Act, Kentucky Statutes, Section 4880 et seq., and it was stipulated that Thompson was injured in the course of employment, leaving the “only question to be determined by the Board, the extent and duration of plaintiff’s injury.”

In an opinion setting out facts and law conclusions, the referee found total permanent disability, recommending compensation at maximum rate of $15 per…