Barnett v. Harley-Davidson Motor Co., 570 S.W.3d 166 (2019)

March 12, 2019 · Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District · WD 81801
570 S.W.3d 166

Michael T. BARNETT, Respondent,
v.
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY, INC., and Trumbull Insurance Company, Appellants.

WD 81801

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

ORDER FILED: March 12, 2019

William C. Spooner, Kansas City, MO, Attorney for Respondent.

Thomas D. Billam, Overland Park, KS, Attorney for Appellants.

Before Division Four: Karen King Mitchell, Chief Judge, Thomas N. Chapman, Judge, and Cory Atkins, Special Judge

Order

Per Curiam:

Harley-Davidson Motor Company and its insurer, Trumbull Insurance Company, (collectively, Harley-Davidson) appeal from a Missouri Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (Commission) Final Award Allowing Compensation to Michael Barnett. In its sole point on appeal, Harley-Davidson argues that the Commission erred in its award because Barnett presented insufficient competent evidence to support a finding that an occupational exposure was the prevailing factor in causing his medical condition and disability. Because there was sufficient competent evidence in the record as a whole to support the Commission's finding of medical causation, we affirm the Commission's award. Rule 84.16(b).