Legal Opinion
Drewes v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided February 9, 1999No. 80989PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Chief Justice.
The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission affirmed an award of workers’ compensation benefits to Veronica L. Drewes. The employer Trans World Airlines appeals, arguing that claimant’s injury was not from an accident “arising out of and in the course of’ employment. This Court granted transfer. Mo. Const. art. V, sec. 10. Affirmed.
Drewes worked as a TWA reservation agent. Her workday included a regularly scheduled 30-minute unpaid lunch break. *514The Commission determined that this was not enough time to leave the building for lunch because no food was available nearby,…
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- Heaton v. FerrellMissouri Court of Appeals · 1959
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