Hilke v. Firemen's Retirement System of St. Louis

CLEMENS, Commissioner.

The issue here: In reviewing the award of an administrative body to determine whether its award was supported by substantial evidence, may a court give weight to official documents considered by the administrative body but not formally introduced in evidence?

Plaintiff Henry G. Hilke, a retired fire fighter, appeals from an adverse decision on his application for service-connected disability benefits (§§ 87.120-87.370, V.A.M. S.; City of St. Louis Ordinance 50707). After twenty-one years in the St. Louis Fire Department plaintiff had surgery for removal of a ruptured…