Lather Ex Rel. Employers Mutual Casualty Co. v. Michigan Public Service Co.

This is an action seeking reimbursement of funeral expenses and compensation payments for which plaintiff insurance company is liable arising out of the accidental death of John Conway, who was electrocuted by contact with a high-tension wire while working on the roof of a building at Mancelona, Michigan, on July 24, 1946.

The essential facts are as follows: Victor Gordon Lather, Conway’s employer, began this action as subrogee under the workmen’s compensation act for the use and benefit of his workmen’s compensation carrier, which paid funeral expenses and is paying an .award to Conway’s…