Black Mountain Corporation v. Epperson

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Fulton

Affirming.

The appellee, J. H. Epperson, a coal miner, was injured in August, 1937, by a slate fall in appellant’s mine. It is conceded that the injury arose out of and in the course of his employment. He was awarded total permanent disability compensation by the Workmen’s Compensation Board and that award was affirmed when appealed to the circuit court. This appeal is from the judgment of the circuit court, the principal ground of reversal urged being that there was not sufficient relevant, competent evidence before the Board to justify a finding of total…