Preston v. Elm Hill Meats, Inc.

NEIKIRK, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Fayette Circuit Court affirming an opinion and order of the Workmen’s Compensation Board dismissing William Russell Preston’s motion to reopen and review a prior award of the Board. As a result of an industrial accident while employed by Elm Hill Meats, Inc., Preston’s right arm was amputated. He was sixteen years old at the time. Preston and his mother, as his legal guardian, entered into a settlement for the loss of the arm under the schedule-of-benefits statute, KRS 342.105. This agreement *137was approved by the Board and thus became an…