Legal Opinion
Smith v. Thirty-Seventh Judicial Circuit of Missouri
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided February 23, 1993No. 74929PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Judge.
Who is the employer, for workers’ compensation purposes, of a chief deputy juvenile officer? On appeal of the workers’ compensation claim, the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (LIRC) found that the 37th Judicial Circuit was Stanley R. Smith’s employe!*, and was itself liable for the workers’ compensation payment. After opinion by the Court of Appeals, Southern District, this Court granted transfer. Rule 83.03.
By the record, the circuit court is clearly Smith’s employer — a fact fully according with relevant statutes and decisions. This “employer” is unique, coordinating…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Maltz v. Jackoway-Katz Cap Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1935
- Ellegood v. Brashear Freight Lines, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1942
- State ex rel. Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit v. JonesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1992
- Lawson v. LawsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1967
- Cates v. WebsterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1987
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