Rapid Cab Co. v. Colbert

Shulman, Chief Judge.

Appellee, a taxicab driver employed by Westview Cab Company, Inc., was struck and injured by a taxi operated by an agent of appellant, Rapid Taxi Company, Inc. Appellee filed a claim for workers’ compensation benefits with his employer, which had no coverage. Subsequently, the State Board of Workers’ Compensation approved a stipulated settlement in which Rapid Taxi, on behalf of Westview Cab, agreed to pay compensation in the amount of $10,000 to appellee to satisfy and extinguish all workers’ compensation benefits due or claimed for the injuries appellee received when he…