Ashland Crafts, Inc. v. Young

OSBORNE, Judge.

This is a workmen’s compensation case. The only question before this court is who is liable for the payments to the employee. The Board found Mrs. Young to be suffering from the occupational disease of byssi-nosis, a form of pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of cotton fibers, and awarded her one-year temporary total benefits and 60% permanent partial benefits. The Board apportioned the permanent partial 60% against the employer, and 40% against the Special Fund under KRS 342.-316, and awarded all of the temporary total against the employer.

The employer appealed to the…