Legal Opinion
Travelers Insurance Co. v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 13, 1978No. 11010PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YEAGLEY, Associate Judge:
This appeal arises from an order of the trial court dismissing an action against ap-pellee District of Columbia. The issue presented to this court is one of first impression — whether an insurance carrier (appellant, Travelers Insurance Co.), after paying workmen’s compensation to an injured employee without a formal award, may sue a third-party wrongdoer for its failure to protect Travelers’ alleged equitable lien on proceeds paid by the wrongdoer to the employee in settlement of a negligence action. We agree with the trial court that Travelers’ claim was not…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Mitchell v. the EtnaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1943
- L. C. Haynes v. Rederi A/s AladdinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by8 opinions
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