Legal Opinion
Dearing v. Perry
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided October 28, 1986No. 65A01-8601-CV-15PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RATLIFF, Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
The Dearings appeal the trial court's imposition of a lien in favor of Commercial Union Insurance on the proceeds of a tort claim. Commercial Union cross appeals the trial court's award of attorneys' fees. We affirm in part and reverse in part and remand for further proceedings.
FACTS
Tamara Dearing was injured by a dog while in the course of her employment on May 18, 1988. Her employer had a workmen's compensation policy with Commercial Union Insurance Company (Commercial). Pursuant to the policy, Commercial paid to or on behalf of Mrs. Dearing benefits…
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