Kinyon v. Kinyon and Eckstein

This is an appeal by the employer and insurer from a judgment of the Circuit Court of St. Louis County, reversing an award made by the Workmen’s Compensation Commission, based on an application for a rehearing alleging a change of condition.

The respondent, employee, a truck driver, was injured while unloading coal on November 7, 1927, when he slipped and fell, striking the back of his head. The original award by the commission was made on April 4, 1928, after a hearing. That award included $509.90 for medical aid, compensation of $20 per week for 300 weeks, and $8.25 per week thereafter for…