COSLOW v. GENERAL ELEC. CO.

Nos. 93-SC-375-WC, 93-SC-406-WC.

877 S.W.2d 611 (1994)

Arlie Bruce COSLOW, Appellant, v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY; Vicki G. Newberg, Acting Director of Special Fund; Thomas A. Nanney, Administrative Law Judge; and Workers' Compensation Board, Appellees, and Janie Faye AMMONS, Appellant, v. CONCESSIONAIRE CORP, Sky Chef, and Workers' Compensation Board, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

May 26, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen T. McMurtry, McMurtry & Wolff, Covington, for appellant Ammons.

Thomas L. Ferreri, Judson F. Devlin, Ferreri & Fogle, Louisville, for appellee General Elec. Co.

Peter J. Naake, Angeline B. Golden, Labor Cabinet — Special Fund, Louisville, for appellee Newberg.

Robert C. Cetrulo, Covington, for appellee Concessionaire Corp.

Scott M. Miller, Lawrence E. Osterhage, Louisville, for appellant Coslow.

David L. Murphy, Clark, Ward & Cave, Louisville, for appellee Sky Chef.


OPINION OF THE COURT

The Court of Appeals considered these cases together because each involves the application of the two-year statute of limitation (SOL) for filing a claim for occupational disability as the result of a work-related injury. KRS 342.185. The claimants urge this Court to adopt the discovery rule for filing claims in all injury cases. The Court of Appeals' opinion also urges this Court to adopt claimant's position.

KRS 342.185 directs when...

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