Principe v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.

WASSERSTROM, Chief Judge.

A claim by Steve Principe for workmen’s compensation was denied by the Administrative Law Judge. That denial was affirmed in turn by the Industrial Relations Commission and by the Circuit Court. Principe now appeals here. The sole issue is whether he suffered an “accident” within the meaning of Section 287.020(2), RSMo 1978.

On July 26,1976, plaintiff was on duty as a meat cutter along with one fellow meat cutter at the employer’s store in Gladstone, Missouri. A delivery truck brought in a load of meat. The other meat cutter was busy, and Principe proceeded to unload…