Young v. Leigh Coal Co.

WILLIAMS, Judge.

Clarence Slone suffered a back injury as the result of a slate fall while working in the mine of Leigh Coal Company. The Workmen’s Compensation Board found Slone to be totally disabled as a result of the traumatic injury sustained, dismissed a claim against the Special Fund, and entered an open-end award against Leigh Coal Company and its insurance carrier. Upon appeal the Pike Circuit Court remanded the case to the Board, with directions that the claim against the Special Fund be reinstated and that an apportionment be made between the employer’s insurance carrier and the…