Fugate v. United States Steel Corp.

JONES, Justice.

On January 21, 1974, Cecil Fugate filed an application for adjustment of claim *692with the Workmen’s Compensation Board. The claim alleged that Fugate became affected with the occupational disease of pneumoconiosis on January 11, 1974, when he was last exposed to the hazards of the occupational disease of pneumoconiosis. Fugate, at the time of the filing of the claim for benefits, was 61 years of age. It is undisputed that he had worked as an underground coal miner for approximately 37 years. In his claim Fugate contended that he was entitled to $81.00 1 per week for life. Based…