Legal Opinion

Bumbarger v. BUMBARGER

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 11, 1959No. Appeal, 277PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Rhodes, P. J.,

This appeal involves the extent to wbicb a workmen’s compensation insurance carrier is subrogated to a settlement made between the employe, to whom compensation was paid, and a third party tortfeasor who caused the injury. Appellants, Harvey Bumbarger and Pennsylvania Threshermen and Farmers’ Mutual Casualty Insurance Company, appeal from a judgment for claimant in the Court of Common Pleas of Clear-field County. The court sustained a decision of the Workmen’s Compensation Board that the insurance carrier was not subrogated to that part of the settlement between the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Smith v. Yellow Cab Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
  2. Scalise v. F. M. Venzie Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  3. Furia v. PhiladelphiaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
  4. Meehan v. PhiladelphiaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  5. Haley to Use v. MatthewsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1931

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Thompson v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  2. Frazier v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  3. Page v. HibbardIllinois Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Pelkey v. Elsea Realty & Investment Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1975
  5. Dearing v. PerryIndiana Court of Appeals · 1986

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