State ex rel. Safety Roofing Systems, Inc. v. Crawford

KENNETH W. SHRUM, Judge.

This is an original proceeding in prohibition involving a matter of first impression in Missouri. Broadly stated, the question *490presented is whether provisions of the Overhead Power Line Safety Act (“OPL-SA”) establish an exception to the otherwise exclusive liability provisions prescribed by the Workers’ Compensation Law (“WCL”) for an employer allegedly subject to both enactments.1 Based on this record, we answer that question, “yes.” We quash the preliminary writ previously issued.

The following is the background to this writ case. Bryan Householder (“Employee”) was…