Jewell Ridge Coal Co. v. McDowell

WADDILL, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a judgment which vacates an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Board dismissing appellee McDowell’s claim against the appellant coal company for compensation. The judgment also directs the Board to reopen the case and permit the parties to take further medical testimony to explain or contradict the evidence of the physician appointed by the Board pursuant to the provisions of KRS 342.315.

Prior to our consideration of the questions raised by the coal company we will dispose of McDowell’s contention that the judgment is interlocutory and therefore…