Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Date unavailable
Anthony Easley, Appellant, v. Treasurer of Missouri as Custodian of the Second Injury Fund, Respondent.
Anthony Easley appealed the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission's decision, which affirmed an administrative law judge's finding that the Second Injury Fund was not liable for permanent and total disability benefits. Easley argued that expert testimony showed he was permanently and totally disabled from a combination of his primary injury and preexisting blindness, and that his blindness qualified as a preexisting disability. The appellate court affirmed the Commission's decision, holding that it was supported by substantial and competent evidence that Easley was permanently and totally disabled from his primary injury alone, making the Fund not liable.