Wilson v. Kansas City

CROSS, Judge.

This case arose upon plaintiff-claimant’s claim for workmen’s compensation benefits, asserted on the ground that he had sustained back injuries as a result of an unusual and abnormal strain exerted while planting trees as an employee of defendant Kansas City, Missouri. After a hearing, the referee acting on behalf of the Division of Workmen’s Compensation made a temporary award of compensation in claimant’s favor. Upon review, the Industrial Commission reversed the referee’s award and made a final award denying claimant any compensation. Upon appeal by claimant, the circuit court…