O'Connor v. Construction Material Trucking
Docket: No. WD 75461
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals; June 4, 2013; Missouri; State Appellate Court
Claimant Terry L. O’Connor appealed a decision by the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission, which awarded him $6,352.39 in permanent partial disability benefits for a shoulder injury from a 2006 work-related accident but denied compensation for a neck injury he claimed also resulted from the accident. Upon review, the court found sufficient evidence supporting the Commission's decision, confirmed the Commission acted within its jurisdiction, and determined that there was no fraud involved in the decision-making process. The court upheld the Commission's findings and noted that no written opinion was necessary, though a memorandum detailing the reasoning for the decision was shared with the parties. The judgment was affirmed under Rule 84.16(b).