Legal Opinion
Michigan Mutual Insurance v. Nikula
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 4, 1987No. 4-86-0944PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLICKSTEIN, Judge.
The workers’ compensation lienholder, Michigan Mutual Insurance, in a suit for a share of the injured worker’s recovery in a settlement of a tort suit against the manufacture of his safety helmet, appeals the judgment.
Gustaf Thorarinsson, now the ward of Karl Nikula, was severely and permanently injured in the course and scope of his employment as a welder in construction when he was hit on the head by a piece of steel scaffolding when the scaffold was being dismantled. Thorarinsson was wearing a construction helmet manufactured by the E.D. Bullard Company. He sued the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Sentry Insurance Company v. KeefeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
- United Parcel Services v. CarmadellaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
- AMERICAN STATES INS. v. See-WaiDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Brandt v. Phillips Petroleum Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
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