Alexander v. D.L. Sitton Motor Lines

LIMBAUGH, Judge.

In this workers’ compensation case, we revisit the scope and application of the terms from § 287.120.1, RSMo 1986, 1 which allow recovery for injuries sustained in an accident “arising out of” the claimant’s employment. For the first time we do so in the context of the so-called “idiopathic fall.” Our jurisdiction is set out in Article V, § 10, of the Missouri Constitution.

Raymond V. Alexander filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits following an injury he sustained while employed by D.L. Sitton Motor Lines [Sitton]. After a hearing, recovery was denied by an…