Legal Opinion
Osborne v. Johnson
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided November 1, 1968PublishedCited by 165 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULLEN, Commissioner.
The Workmen’s Compensation Board made an award of compensation to Richard Johnson on the basis of 15 percent permanent partial disability. On appeal to the circuit court judgment was entered settting aside the board’s order and remanding the case to the board with directions to enter an award for total permanent disability. Johnson’s employer has appealed.
Johnson was a coal miner and claimed disability from a back injury. Upon the hearing of the claim, there being a question as to the existence and extent of a preexisting congenital defect, the board appointed a physician…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Leep v. Kentucky State PoliceCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1963
- Deby Coal Company v. CaldwellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1964
- E. & L. TRANSPORT COMPANY v. HayesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
- Ed Hall Drilling Co. v. ProfittCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
- Kilgore v. Goose Creek Coal CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
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3Cited by165 opinions
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- Caudill v. Maloney's Discount StoresKentucky Supreme Court · 1977
- Shields v. Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1982
- Peabody Coal Co. v. GossettKentucky Supreme Court · 1991
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