Crummies Creek Coal Co. v. Hensley

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Perry

Affirming.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Harlan circuit court, which affirms, subject to a slight credit modification, the award made appellee Carlo Hensley, by the Workmen’s Compensation Board.

On March 17, 1936, Carlo Hensley was injured while working for the appellant, Crummies Creek Coal Company, in an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment.

The injury, it is agreed, was caused by Hensley’s being caught, while engaged in coupling the company’s coal Cars, between the corner of one of them and a rib of the mine, the accident…