Legal Opinion
Lovilia Coal Co. v. Wesley Harvey
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 21, 1997No. 95-4122PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.
Lovilia Coal Company and its insurance carrier, Old Republic Insurance Company, (collectively Lovilia), petition for review of an order of the Benefits Review Board (Board) of the Department of Labor (DOL) awarding benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act, 30 U.S.C. §§ 901-945 (the Act), to Wesley Harvey, a former coal miner employed by Lovilia. We affirm the award of benefits.
Background
Harvey, who was born in 1914, worked in coal mines from 1930 until 1975, when he retired after working more than ten years for Lovilia. Harvey first filed a claim for black lung…
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