Workmen's Compensation Board v. United States Coal & Coke Co.

■Opinion op the Court by

Turner, Commissioner—

Reversing.

In July, 1920, Tony Stunk, an employe of the United States Coal & Coke Company, while engaged in the discharge of his duties as a coal miner, was injured by falling slate in the mine of that company in Harlan county.

■ The company had elected to operate under the work-' men’s compensation act, and Stuck had agreed to accept the provisions of the act. The company admitted liability 'for the 'injury, -and voluntarily paid 'Stuck at the rate of twelve dollars .per week for twenty-eight weeks, making a total voluntary payment of three hundred…