Beth-Elkhorn Corporation v. Thomas
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Commissioner.
The Workmen’s Compensation Board awarded compensation to James Thomas at the rate of $38.00 per week for a period of 425 weeks, based upon the Board’s findings that Thomas is totally, permanently disabled from silicosis. The Board’s award was upheld by the circuit court. The em-ployer (appellant Beth-Elkhorn, as corporate successor to Bethlehem Mines Corporation) seeks reversal, and presents these assignments of error: (1) KRS 342.185 required appellee to file his claim within three years of his last injurious exposure to silicosis, and this was not done; (2) the amount of…
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- Stephens Elkhorn Coal Company v. TibbsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1963
- Wesley v. Board of Education of Nicholas CountyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1966
- Kiser v. Bartley Mining CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
- Brock v. International Harvester CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1963
- Thomas v. Crummies Creek Coal Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1944
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- Spurlin v. AdkinsKentucky Supreme Court · 1997
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