Jurisdiction, Exclusivity Issue Sent to Supreme Court

An employee injured in a traffic collision with a van owned by his employer was not at work at the time of his accident, and therefore his tort claim is not barred by workers' compensation exclusivity, the Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District ruled. The court, however, stopped short of overturning a contrary decision made by the trial court, electing instead to transfer the case to the Missouri Supreme Court. In Harris v. Westin Management Co. East, ED88250, 02/27/2007, David Harris, an employee of the Westin Hotel, was injured in a car accident while traveling to work when the ve...