{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"james-barger","displayName":"James Barger","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd80778:2018-04-24","opinionId":"81ac8981-0859-5ce7-a4a5-f43742712b36","slug":"james-barger-v-kansas-city-power-light-company-d80778","caseName":"James Barger\nvs.\nKansas City Power & Light Company","caseNumber":"WD80778","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2018-04-24","year":2018,"display_summary":"James Barger, an employee of a contractor, sued Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCP&L) for negligence after being injured at a KCP&L plant. KCP&L moved for summary judgment, asserting Barger was a statutory employee under Missouri's Workers' Compensation Law, which would bar his negligence claim. The trial court granted summary judgment for KCP&L. The appellate court reversed and remanded, holding that genuine disputes of material fact existed regarding whether Barger's work was within KCP&L's usual course of business, thus precluding summary judgment on the statutory employee defense.","primaryTopic":"workers-compensation","topicSlugs":["workers-compensation","summary-judgment","civil-procedure","appellate-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=124915","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/james-barger-v-kansas-city-power-light-company-d80778","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":18,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: summary-judgment","topic: appellate-procedure","text: summary judgment"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"},{"slug":"workers-compensation","label":"Workers' Compensation","href":"/practice-areas/workers-compensation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: workers-compensation"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/workers-compensation"},{"slug":"employment","label":"Employment Law","href":"/practice-areas/employment","score":6,"source":"text","evidence":["text: employee"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/employment"}],"role":"appellant"}]}