Cornwell v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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12 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The phraseology of KRS 342.305 seems to sustain this contention. The effect of that section is that when a certified copy of an agreement which has been approved by the Board is filed in the circuit court, judgment must be rendered in accordance therewith. A careful examination of KRS 342.270 leads us to the conclusion that this section applies to ■ two situations — first, where the parties have failed to reach an agreement in regard to compensation, and second, where the parties have filed an agreement with the Board and thereafter disagreed before the agreement has been approved by the Board. In other words, we think that if the agreement reached by the parties has been approved by the Board, then KRS 342.305 applies, and proceedings may be had in the circuit court in accordance with the provisions thereof; but, if the agreement reached between the parties has for any reason not received approval of the Board, KRS 342.270 is applicable, and a party must first make application to the Board for a hearing. To apply KRS 342.270 to a situation such as we have here, where the agreement between the parties has been approved by the Board and therefore has the force and effect of an award, would render meaningless the clear provisions of KRS 342.305.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Katterjohn v. Adams