Carol Coal Co. v. Harris

STEINFELD, Chief Justice.

From a judgment affirming an award to appellee William H. Harris for permanent and total disability under the Workmen’s Compensation law,1 the employer, its insurance carrier and the Special Fund appeal. We affirm.

After working in the coal mines for seventeen years Harris resigned as an employee of appellant Carol Coal Company on May 18, 1967, on account of sickness. He was then 37 years of age, had no education, and could neither read nor write. On January 25, 1969, an attorney, acting for Harris, notified Carol Coal Company that Harris was disabled from occupational…