Steven Shipley v State of MO
Release Date: Oct 27, 2020
Venue: Southern District
Plot Summary: Maintenance supervisor at a state prison alleges mental injuries ("nervous breakdown" ) from job duties but he fails to show his work was extraordinary or unusual or that a subsequent heart attack was related.
Inj. No. SD 36643, 2020 MO APP LEXIS 1344
Cast
Scott, J.
Moroni
Schmidtt
Comments: The court noted claimant worked from 2001-2010 until he resigned. He had a history of conflicts with peers, supervisors and vendors. The court noted 14 witnesses. The Commission affirmed the denial 2-1 without any opinion on the merits. The court noted a failure in proof of extraordinary stress compared to same or similar employees under Mantia standard. There was no need for evidence to support a denial when the claimant failed to meet his burden of proof.
