Legal Opinion
Ford Motor Co. v. Dickens
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided October 8, 1985No. 49496PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARY M. GAERTNER, Judge.
Employer Ford Motor Company appeals an award of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission holding respondent’s heat-related injuries compensable under the Missouri Workers’ Compensation Law, § 287.010- 855, RSMo 1978, as amended. We affirm.
On July 20, 1983, at approximately 11:00 p.m., respondent suffered a heat stroke while working at the Ford Motor Company plant in Hazelwood, Missouri. On this date, the St. Louis area was in the midst of a heat wave during which the official temperature climbed above 90 degrees for thirteen consecutive days. As a result of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wolfgeher v. Wagner Cartage Service, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1983
- In Re Claim of Dependents of Seabaugh v. Garver Lumber Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1947
- Wynn v. Navajo Freight Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1983
- Evans v. Missouri Utilities Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1984
- Essick v. City of Springfield ex rel. Board of Public UtilitiesMissouri Court of Appeals · 1984
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- Foley v. Pipefitters Union, Local No. 562Missouri Court of Appeals · 1989
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