Arendas v. Rich & Co.

ROSENBERG, District Judge.

The plaintiff as the representative of an estate desires approval of her petition to settle this action. She here seeks to effect the settlement with the defendant without any allowance to the third-party defendant for payments of workmen’s compensation benefits to the widow and children of its deceased employee. The third-party defendant objects to such a settlement.

This case has already been tried by jury which rendered a verdict in favor of the defendant and the third-party defendant. The action was instituted by reason of the accidental death of the plaintiff’s…