Legal Opinion
TERRY LANKFORD, Employee, CAROL LANKFORD, WIDOW, Claimant/Dependent/Respondent v. NEWTON COUNTY, Employer/Appellant, and TREASURER OF MISSOURI AS CUSTODIAN OF SECOND INJURY FUND, Additional Party.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided January 17, 2017No. SD34269PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM W. FRANCIS, JR., J.
Newton County (“Employer”) appeals the “Final Award Allowing Compensation” (“Final Award”) of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (“Commission”) finding Terry Lankford (“Lankford”) permanently and totally disabled, and concluding Employer was liable for his benefits. As Lankford was deceased at the time of the Final Award, the benefits were awarded to his wife, Carol Lankford (“Mrs. Lankford”). We affirm the decision of the Commission.
Factual and Procedural Background
Lankford began working for Employer on August 17, 1987. Over the years, he worked a number…
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