Legal Opinion
Agsten v. Brown-Williamson Tobacco Corp.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided February 8, 1938PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Bees
Reversing.
Walter J. Agsten, an employee of appellee, Brown-Williamson Tobacco Corporation, received an injury in the course of his employment on August 2, 1934. He died September 24, 1934, and his widow, Ethel V. Agsten, filed a claim for compensation with the Compensation Board. The company resisted the claim on the ground that Agsten’s death resulted from a disease not. caused by, or connected with, the injury. The board found that Agsten came to his death as a result oí a traumatic injury received by him in the course of his employment, and awarded…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Estate of DolbeerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1906
- Jessner v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1930
- Horn's Administrator v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. SextonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. v. WileyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1909
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3Cited by8 opinions
- American Rolling Mill Co. v. StevensCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1941
- W. E. Caldwell Co., Inc. v. BordersCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1946
- Ruth H. Nordmeyer, Administratrix of the Estate of Joseph A. Nordmeyer, Deceased v. Charles SanzoneCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1963
- City of Owensboro v. DayCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
- Ratliff v. CubbageCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1951
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