Penning v. Harley-Davidson Motor Co., 572 S.W.3d 158 (2019)

April 23, 2019 · Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District · WD 81808
572 S.W.3d 158

Thomas PENNING, Respondent,
v.
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY, INC., Appellant.

WD 81808

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

Filed: April 23, 2019

Thomas D. Billam, Lee's Summit, for appellant.

Joshua P. Perkins, Kansas City for respondent.

Before Division One: Victor C. Howard, Presiding Judge, Lisa White Hardwick and Gary D. Witt, Judges

ORDER

Per Curiam *159Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc., ("Employer"), and its insurer, American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania ("Insurer") appeal the decision of the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission ("Commission") awarding workers' compensation benefits to employee Thomas Penning. Employer and Insurer contend the Commission's award was erroneous because there was insufficient evidence that the accident was the prevailing factor in causing Penning's medical condition. Employer and Insurer further assert that the Commission acted without or in excess of its powers by ignoring Penning's failure to provide statutorily-required written notice to Employer of an occupational disease and by allowing Penning to "transfer" his allegation of injury from one claim to a separate claim. For reasons explained in a memorandum provided to the parties, we find no error and affirm the judgment.

AFFIRMED. Rule 84.16(b)