{"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 Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"william-wilson","displayName":"William Wilson","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappwd:wd84420:2021-09-28","opinionId":"aa87ef5f-5e61-5540-8eb5-e92804e0a44c","slug":"william-wilson-v-treasurer-of-the-state-of-missouri-custodian-of-the-seco-d84420","caseName":"William Wilson\nvs.\nTreasurer of the State of Missouri - Custodian of the Second Injury Fund","caseNumber":"WD84420","court":"moappwd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District","decisionDate":"2021-09-28","year":2021,"display_summary":"William Wilson appealed the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission's denial of his workers' compensation claim for permanent total disability benefits from the Second Injury Fund. The Commission had concluded that the Second Injury Fund was not liable because Wilson failed to prove his disability resulted solely from one qualifying preexisting disability combined with the primary injury. The appellate court reversed, holding that the Commission erroneously interpreted and applied section 287.220.3(2) by limiting consideration to a single preexisting disability, contrary to the Missouri Supreme Court's ruling in *Treasurer as Custodian of Second Injury Fund v. Parker*. The case was remanded with instructions to enter an award for Wilson.","primaryTopic":"workers-compensation","topicSlugs":["workers-compensation","appellate-procedure","standard-of-review"],"outcomeNorm":"mixed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=180837","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/william-wilson-v-treasurer-of-the-state-of-missouri-custodian-of-the-seco-d84420","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"personal-injury","label":"Personal Injury","href":"/practice-areas/personal-injury","score":20,"source":"tag","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/personal-injury"},{"slug":"workers-compensation","label":"Workers' Compensation","href":"/practice-areas/workers-compensation","score":16,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/workers-compensation"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"appellant"}]}