Legal Opinion
Haycraft v. Corhart Refractories Co.
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided October 1, 1976PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALMORE, Justice.
Norman Haycraft, an employe of the ap-pellee Corhart Refractories Company, appeals from a judgment affirming an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Board dismissing his claim for compensation based on an injury or injuries to his back.
The case is of unusual importance for the reason that it requires a determination of what was meant by the 1972 legislative definition of the word “injury,” KRS 342.-620(1). 1
Prior to the 1972 act KRS 342.005 limited compensation coverage to disabilities resulting from “traumatic personal injury sustained by the employe by accident” or from…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Grimes v. Goodlett and AdamsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1961
- Terry v. Associated Stone Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
- Hudson v. OwensCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
- Young v. City Bus CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1969
- Appalachian Regional Hospitals, Inc. v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1971
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Hill v. Sextet Mining Corp.Kentucky Supreme Court · 2001
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