Appalachian Regional Hospitals, Inc. v. Brown

NEIKIRK, Judge.

The Workmen’s Compensation Board directed Appalachian Regional Hospitals, Inc., to compensate its employee, Lucinda Brown, for the total disability sustained by her as a result of a work-connected injury. The Special Fund was dismissed as a party-defendant to the proceedings by the Board. The award and the dismissal of the Special Fund as a party were affirmed by the Letcher Circuit Court. It is from this judgment that Appalachian Regional Hospitals, Inc., appeals. We affirm.

The issue of total disability is not before this court, as it is conceded that the employee is totally…