Legal Opinion
Locher v. Gareis
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided September 1, 1987No. C5-87-566PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIERENGARTEN, Judge.
Loeher settled a personal injury claim against Linda Gareis, and then moved the court to allocate recoverable and nonrecoverable damages with regard to workers’ compensation. The trial court allocated $13,216.35 as recoverable damages and the remaining $36,783.65 as nonrecoverable. The insurance company appeals, claiming Loeher agreed to put the proceeds of the settlement through the statutory formula, and in the alternative, that the trial court erred in making its allocation. We affirm.
FACTS
In August 1983 Craig Locher was involved in an automobile accident with…
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