Mo Court of Appeals Rules Trial Court Lacked Jurisdiction Over Negligence Claim

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An employee who was injured while performing a contracted task for a railroad company was subject to the provisions of the Missouri Workers' Compensation Act, and his claim for common law negligence rested solely with the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission, the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, ruled.

The Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the trial court's decision in favor of the railroad company. However, in this case, the reversal was good news for the railroad company because the Court of Appeals instructed the trial court to dismiss the case.

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Mo Court of Appeals Rules Trial Court Lacked Jurisdiction Over Negligence Claim

The main issue on appeal was whether the trial court had jurisdiction over the case. Because the Court of Appeals determined the worker was a statutory employee of the railroad company, it ruled the trial court did not have jurisdicti...

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