§10.9 Impleader of Employer as a Third-party Defendant

• Library: Workers' Compensation Law Deskbook Vol. 2 (2020 Ed.)

D. (§10.9) Impleader of Employer as a Third-Party Defendant

Chapter 287, RSMo, does not specifically spell out whether an employer is immune from impleader into an employee’s cause of action against a third party when a third party seeks apportionment of fault based on allegations that the employer caused or contributed to cause the employee’s injuries. But Missouri decisions have concluded that the third-party defendant may not seek apportionment of fault against the employer. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. v. Whitehead & Kales Co., 566 S.W.2d 466...