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YOUNG v. NAPIER

464 S.W.2d 235 (1971)

John W. YOUNG, Commissioner of Labor, etc., et al., Appellants, v. Druscilla NAPIER, etc., et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

March 5, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin Glazer, Thomas R. Emerson, Department of Labor, Frankfort, for John W. Young, Commissioner of Labor and Custodian of Special Fund.

Fred G. Francis, Howard, Francis & Howard, Prestonsburg, for Island Creek Coal Company and Evans Coal and Land Company.

Oscar L. Blanton, James Steven Hogg, Jackson, for appellees.

NEIKIRK, Judge.

The Breathitt Circuit Court affirmed the award of the Kentucky Workmen's Compensation Board granting Druscilla Napier, widow of Shade Napier, and his dependent children compensation benefits for his death resulting from an occupational disease contracted in the course of his employment. The Special Fund and Island Creek Coal Company appeal. We affirm.

Shade Napier had worked in coal mines in Kentucky...

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