Legal Opinion
Sellards v. B. & W. Coal Co.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided June 8, 1962PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLIKEN, Judge.
Ben Jeff Sellards was killed on September 24, 1958, while operating a bulldozer on property of the appellees, B. & W. Coal Company, et al., a partnership, and his widow, Pauline McKnight Sellards, on behalf of herself and three children, was denied an award by the Workmen’s Compensation Board on the ground that the deceased was an independent contractor and not an employee of the B. & W. Coal Company at the time he was killed. The Circuit Court affirmed the conclusion of the Board, and the question presented on this appeal is whether there was substantial evidence to support…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Brewer v. MillichCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1955
- Locust Coal Company v. BennettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1959
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