Gaeta v. National Fire Insurance Co. of Hartford

The plaintiffs deceased husband sustained personal injuries and died as a result of an elevator accident. He was in the course of his employment at the time. The plaintiff, who is the deceased’s widow, received workers’ compensation benefits in the sum of $105,495 from the defendant insurance company (National). She also brought a tort ac tion arising out of the same incident against Belle Elevator Company, Inc., and Michael B. Moskow in the Superior Court. Moskow had liability insurance with Integrity Insurance Company (Integrity). Because Integrity was insolvent, the intervener,…