Legal Opinion

Wilson v. Wizor

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided October 29, 1976PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JONES, Justice.

The issue on this appeal is whether Billy Joe Wilson was acting within the scope of his employment as a bartender for John D. Wizor, d/b/a Star Dust Cocktail Lounge, at the time of his death on Christmas Eve, 1974.

The Workmen’s Compensation Board dismissed a claim for death benefits filed against Wizor and the custodian of the Uninsured Employers’ Fund by Mary Rose Wilson, the surviving widow of Billy Joe Wilson, for and on her behalf and the behalf of her dependent child. Mary Rose filed a petition for review in the Jefferson Circuit Court. The trial court upheld the board’s…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Turner Elkhorn Mining Co. v. GobleCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1974
  2. Bell v. Lindsey Wilson CollegeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1972

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Page v. GreenMissouri Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. Jackson v. Cowden Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1978
  3. Board of Douglas County Comm'rs v. CashattCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1997
  4. Haney v. ButlerKentucky Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Campbell v. City of BoonevilleKentucky Supreme Court · 2002

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