Legal Opinion
Harlan Collieries Co. v. Shell
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided March 9, 1951PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAY, Commissioner.
This is a Workmen’s Compensation case. Walter Shell and Robert Atwood, employees of appellant, were killed in an accident, and their dependents were awarded compensation. The Board’s award- was confirmed by the Circuit Court.
" The sole and significant issue is whether or not compensation is payable when an employee on his way home from work is injured or killed on the property of'the employer, as the result of a defective condition of a vehicle, not furnished or controlled by the employer, in which he is being transported.
The accident occurred on a road constructed and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Cudahy Packing Co. Of Nebraska v. ParramoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- January-Wood Company v. SchumacherCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
- Petroleum Casualty Co. v. GreenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1928
- Konopka v. Jackson County Road CommissionMichigan Supreme Court · 1935
- A. C. Lawrence Leather Co. v. BarnhillCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Pauley v. Industrial CommissionArizona Supreme Court · 1973
- Ratliff v. EplingCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1966
- Kaycee Coal Company v. ShortCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1970
- Harlan-Wallins Coal Corporation v. StewartCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1955
- Tyler-Couch Const. Co. v. ElmoreCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1954
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