Johnson v. Denton Construction Co.

BENTON, Judge.

The Labor and Industrial Relations Commission awarded worker’s compensation benefits to Larry C. Johnson against Denton Construction Company. Denton objects to liability claiming not to be the employer that last exposed Johnson to the hazard of his occupational disease. After opinion by the court of appeals, this Court granted transfer. Mo. Const, art. V., § 10. Affirmed.

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Following a layoff, Johnson returned to work for Denton Construction on March 1, 1992, laying concrete 55 to 70 hours, 6 days a week. Ninety percent of the time, Johnson operated a come-along, which required a…