State ex rel. Jim Walter Plastics v. Sihnhold

CRIST, Judge.

Preliminary writ of prohibition issued by a circuit judge and then quashed by the same circuit judge. We affirm.

Donald Fowler (claimant) filed a Worker’s Compensation Claim on November 20, 1978 alleging work related injury “about January, 1969.” Employer and insurer assert the claim was barred by claimant’s failure to comply with § 287.420, RSMo. 1969 (notice of injury to employer by employee) and § 287.430, RSMo. 1969 (one year statute of limitations with provision for filing claim one year after the employer files a report of injury).

The Worker’s Compensation Claim was set for…