Case Name: Ernest STOVALL, Appellant, v. McQUAY NORRIS MANUFACTURING CO., Respondent
Court: Missouri Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Missouri
Decision Date: 1977-07-19
Citations: 554 S.W.2d 545
Docket Number: No. 38031
Parties: Ernest STOVALL, Appellant, v. McQUAY NORRIS MANUFACTURING CO., Respondent.
Judges: CLEMENS, P. J., and DOWD, J., concur.
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 554
Pages: 545–546

Head Matter:
Ernest STOVALL, Appellant, v. McQUAY NORRIS MANUFACTURING CO., Respondent.
No. 38031.
Missouri Court of Appeals, St. Louis District, Division One.
July 19, 1977.
Dolgin, Juncker, Beilenson, Joseph J. Dol-gin, Clayton, for appellant.
Luke, Cunliff, Herr, Chavaux, Hilgen-dorf, McCluggage & DeYong, Robert W. Herr, St. Louis, for respondent.

Opinion:
SMITH, Judge.
Plaintiff appeals from the judgment of the Circuit Court affirming the decision of the Industrial Commission denying plaintiff workmen's compensation benefits. The Commission found that plaintiff sustained an accident but that he had failed to establish that that accident — a slip — caused a hemorrhage in his eye causing the permanent loss of vision in that eye.
The Commission found the testimony of the employer's witness, Dr. Lewin, "more convincing and logical" than that of plaintiff's medical witnesses on the question of causation. On our review of the record we find that there was competent and substantial evidence upon which the Commission could base its award. There was medical evidence which refuted plaintiff's claim of causation. Having found competent and substantial evidence to support the Commission's award, we must affirm. Smith v. Terminal Transfer Company, 372 S.W.2d 659 (Mo.App.1963) [1]. Finding further that an extended opinion would have no precedential value we affirm the judgment pursuant to Rule 84.16(b).
Judgment affirmed.
CLEMENS, P. J., and DOWD, J., concur.