Missouri § 287.540 - Compensation commuted — funds, how paid out.
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§ 287.540. Compensation commuted — funds, how paid out.
On notice to the other parties the commission or court may permit the employer to be discharged from further liability under any agreement, award or judgment for compensation by furnishing to the person entitled thereto an annuity or other obligation, approved by the commission or court, by which payment is assumed by some responsible person, or by depositing the commutable value thereof with the commission to be disbursed to the persons entitled thereto in such manner as the commission shall determine.
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(RSMo 1939 § 3737)
Prior revision: 1929 § 3347
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