{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"robby-sebacher","displayName":"Robby Sebacher","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappd:ed108615:2020-10-13","opinionId":"3619639a-4d41-50ca-8d86-6054db0d1eca","slug":"robby-sebacher-appellant-v-midland-paper-company-respondent-108615","caseName":"Robby Sebacher, Appellant, vs. Midland Paper Company, Respondent.","caseNumber":"ED108615","court":"moappd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District","decisionDate":"2020-10-13","year":2020,"display_summary":"Robby Sebacher appealed the circuit court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Midland Paper Company on his negligence claim. Sebacher alleged he was assaulted by a Midland employee, but Midland asserted immunity under the Missouri Workers' Compensation Law, claiming it was Sebacher's statutory employer. The appellate court affirmed the summary judgment, concluding that Sebacher was performing work in the usual course of Midland's business, thereby making Midland his statutory employer and barring his negligence claim.","primaryTopic":"workers-compensation","topicSlugs":["workers-compensation","summary-judgment","negligence","civil-procedure"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=167355","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/robby-sebacher-appellant-v-midland-paper-company-respondent-108615","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":36,"source":"tag","evidence":["tag: personal-injury","topic: negligence","text: negligence claim"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: summary-judgment","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"}],"role":"appellant"}]}