YOUNG v. TACKETT


481 S.W.2d 661 (1972)

John W. YOUNG, Commissioner of Labor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, et al., Appellants, v. Orville TACKETT et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

May 26, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gemma M. Harding, Dept. of Labor, Louisville, for appellants.

Hobart C. Johnson, Pikeville, for appellees.


CATINNA, Commissioner.

The Workmen's Compensation Board dismissed a claim filed by appellee Orville Tackett against Oney Mining Company, Inc., J. N. Johnson Coal Company, Ligon Preparation Company, and appellant Special Fund for compensation for permanent and total disability allegedly caused by the occupational disease, pneumoconiosis. Tackett appealed to the Pike Circuit Court where the Board's action was reversed. The Special Fund appeals to this court. We affirm...

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