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ISLAND CREEK COAL COMPANY v. HICKS

481 S.W.2d 664 (1972)

ISLAND CREEK COAL COMPANY and Old Republic Insurance Company, Appellants, v. Lawrence A. HICKS, Workmen's Compensation Board and Special Fund, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

June 9, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred G. Francis, Prestonsburg, for appellants.

M. B. Fields, Hazard, Gemma M. Harding, Dept. of Labor, Louisville, for appellees.

NEIKIRK, Judge.

Lawrence A. Hicks was employed as a night watchman by the Island Creek Coal Company. On December 30, 1967, while on duty, Hicks slipped and fell on some ice and sustained serious injuries to his left leg and hip. The Workmen's Compensation Board awarded total permanent disability benefits, to be paid by the employer. The Floyd Circuit Court affirmed the award. The Island Creek Coal Company and its insurance carrier appeal.

Hicks fell on the...

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