Legal Opinion

Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Western Casualty & Surety Co.

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided March 4, 1974No. 2 CA-CIV 1498PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HOWARD, Judge.

The issue involved here is the extent of the employer-insurer’s lien under A.R.S. § 23-1023(C).

At all times hereinafter the individual parties will be referred to as Martinez, McDuffee and Torres; Western Casualty & Surety Company as Western and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company as Liberty.

Martinez, McDuffee and Torres, while working for a plastering contractor were injured on the job. Claiming that the medical treatment they received for their injuries aggravated their injuries because *365of the negligence of certain doctors and the Tucson General Hospital, the three injured…

2Cases cited9 opinions

Ruth v. Industrial CommissionArizona Supreme Court · 1971
Heaton v. KerlanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
Bumbarger v. BUMBARGERSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. ManascoSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
Industrial Commission v. Standard Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1962

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3Cited by2 opinions

Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Western Casualty & Surety Co.Arizona Supreme Court · 1974
Wyoming State Treasurer ex rel. Worker's Compensation Division v. McIntoshWyoming Supreme Court · 1976