Legal Opinion
Breckle v. Treasurer of the State
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 18, 2017No. ED 104917PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtSherri B. Sullivan, P.J.
Introduction
Estelle Breckle (Breckle) appeals from the decision of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (Commission) ordering the Treasurer of the State of Missouri, Custodian of the Second Injury Fund (SIF), to direct payments of attorney fees on her disability benefits award to The Nichols Living Trust in the event her attorney predeceases her. We reverse and remand.
Factual and Procedural Background
On November 15, 1996, the Commission awarded Breckle permanent total disability benefits from the SIF. The Commission ordered an attorney fees lien of 25 percent of Breckle’s…
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