Century Elevator Co. v. Spinos

STONE, Judge.

Century Elevator Co., Inc. appeals an order granting an insurance company’s motion to determine a worker’s compensation lien. The trial court concluded that it had subject matter jurisdiction notwithstanding a prior final order of the court, years earlier, dismissing this case upon the parties’ stipulation to a dismissal with prejudice. We disagree and reverse.

Initially, Myrna Spinos sued Century Elevator Company, Inc. for injuries she had received while at work. General Accident Insurance Company, the worker’s compensation carrier for Spinos’ employer, filed a notice of worker’s…