Haynes v. Emerson Electric Co.

CROW, Judge.

Claimants Victoria Regina Haynes and Courtney Allison Haynes appeal from a final award of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (“the Commission”) denying compensation under The Workers’ Compensation Law, chapter 287, RSMo 1978, as amended. Claimants, the only children of Luther Charles Haynes, sought benefits for his death. Mr. Haynes, an employee of Emerson Electric Company (“Emerson”), died of a heart attack March 28, 1984, while driving an 18-wheel tractor-trailer unit for Emerson.

The Commission, by a 2-1 vote, reversed an award by an administrative law judge (“AU”) of…