Court overturns effort for payment from Missouri fund

Wednesday, January 23, 2013 | 8:16 a.m. CST; updated 4:42 p.m. CST, Wednesday, January 23, 2013

JEFFERSON CITY — A Missouri appeals court on Tuesday reversed a lower judge's order that directed officials to pay an injured worker's award from a financially troubled state fund. But then it transferred the case to the state Supreme Court, expressing concerns about a cap on charges paid by businesses to finance the fund.

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