Vandygriff v. Commonwealth Edison Co.

Melvin Vandy griff (plaintiff) sued Commonwealth Edison Company (Edison) seeking damages for injuries he suffered while employed by Gust K. Newberg Construction Co. (Newberg) on Edison’s construction site. When Edison and plaintiff agreed to settle their suit for *260,000, Newberg intervened to protect its reimbursement rights for workmen’s compensation benefits it had been ordered to pay plaintiff. The trial court dismissed the suit and adjudicated all disbursements and liens. Newberg appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in reducing its credit for future workmen’s compensation payments by…