Standard Elkhorn Coal Co. v. Reffett

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Richardson

— Affirming.

This appeal presents for review an award of the Workmen’s Compensation Board allowing. James Reffett adjusted compensation for the loss of both great toes while he was engaged in mining coal as an employee of the Standard Elkhorn Coal Company. It is .agreed that the coal company and Reffett had elected to operate, and were operating and working, under the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Ky. St. sec. 4880 et seq.), and that his injury, if any, was caused “by an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment.” (Ky. St. sec. 4880.) The…