Joanne Carter v. Treasurer of the State of Missouri as custodian of The Second Injury Fund

LISA WHITE HARDWICK, JUDGE

Missouri State Treasurer, as Custodian of the Second Injury Fund (“Fund”), appeals the circuit court’s judgment granting Joanne Carter’s motion to enforce her deceased husband’s workers’ compensation award by ordering the Fund to pay his permanent total disability benefits to her, The Fund contends the court had no authority to make findings not originally made in the workers’ compensation award and to award benefits that were not originally awarded. For reasons explained herein, we reverse the circuit court’s judgment.

Factual and Procedural History

On January 25,…