Vigil v. Industrial Commission

OPINION

NELSON, Presiding Judge.

This case involves the validity of a settlement entered into by an injured workman and the insurance carrier for his employer prior to a determination of compensability by The Industrial Commission of Arizona (Commission) when the issue of compensability was seriously disputed by the parties. The authority of the Commission to approve such settlements was confirmed by this Court in Gray v. Industrial Commission of Arizona, Ariz.App., 539 P. 2d 973 (1975), and the rationale in that case is controlling here. The award is affirmed.

James B. Vigil (Vigil) was…