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KENT v. GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER CO.

No. WD 63481.

147 S.W.3d 865 (2004)

Duane KENT, Deceased, Lawanda and Bethany Kent, Respondents, v. GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY and Travelers Indemnity Company of America, Appellants.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

November 2, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall W. Schroer, Kansas City, for Appellant.

Elizabeth Diane Baker, Kansas City, for Respondent.

RONALD R. HOLLIGER, Judge.

Goodyear Tire and Rubber and its insurer appeal a workers' compensation award by the Labor and Industrial Relations Commission. The Commission awarded death benefits to the widow and minor child of a deceased employee, Duane Kent, on the basis that his work as a tire retreader was a substantial factor in causing him to suffer lung cancer, which ultimately caused his death.

Goodyear raises three points on appeal. In Point I it claims...

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