Legal Opinion
Walsh v. Woods
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 16, 1986No. A023675PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RACANELLI, P. J.
Background
Plaintiff Thomas Walsh was involved in a pedestrian-automobile collision with defendant Richard Woods and brought suit to recover damages for his injuries. Because plaintiff had been on the job at the time he was struck by defendant’s car, he received workers’ compensation benefits, which by the time of trial amounted to approximately $30,000. His employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier intervened in the lawsuit seeking reimbursement of the benefits paid to plaintiff.
Following a jury trial in plaintiff’s third-party negligence action against…
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