Elam v. Utilities-Elkhorn Coal Co.

DUNCAN, Justice.

The only question involved on this appeal is whether or not the death of P. S, Elam was .the result of a compensable accident entitling his dependents to the benefits prescribed by KRS 342.070. The Workmen’s Compensation Board dismissed the claim and its order was affirmed on appeal to the circuit court.

On December 19, 1949, while employed as a carpenter foreman by the Utilities-Elkhorn Coal Company, the decedent walked up a high hill to his place of employment. Soon after his arrival he became ill and sat or lay pn the ground the rest of the day, attended by his son and the…