Legal Opinion
Travelers Insurance Co. v. Haden
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 20, 1980No. 13660, 13661PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:
This appeal raises questions concerning the rights of a workmen’s compensation carrier where the injured employee compromises his claim against the alleged third party tort-feasor without the carrier’s consent. The insurer, Travelers Insurance Company (“Travelers”), asserts the right to (1) obtain reimbursement of compensation benefits paid from Jones and from the District of Columbia, the alleged tort-feasor, and (2) impose a duty on Jesse Jones, the employee, and his attorney, Mabel D. Ha-den, to transmit the settlement proceeds to the carrier. Finding both claims…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Banks v. Chicago Grain Trimmers Assn., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Mitchell v. the EtnaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1943
- Chapman v. HoageSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Calmar Steamship Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, and Third-Party v. Nacirema Operating Company, Inc., a Body Corporate, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1959
- Jimmy Allen v. Texaco, Inc., North-West Insurance Company, Intervenor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Ceco Corp. v. ColemanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- DeKine v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. GilreathTennessee Supreme Court · 1981
- Pannell-Pringle v. District of Columbia Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002
- In Re ThomasDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
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