Employers Fire Insurance Co. v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.

Opinion by

Judge CRISWELL.

Plaintiff, Employers Fire Insurance Company (Employers), which provided no-fault insurance coverage for Frank Searpitto, recovered a judgment against Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company (Lumbermens), the workers’ compensation insurance carrier of Scarpitto’s employer. The judgment was for reimbursement of amounts paid by Employers to Searpitto for his wage loss of some $70,000 and medical expenses of some $34,-000, resulting from an industrial injury suffered by him. Lumbermens appeals, asserting that Searpitto had released it from any further liability with respect to…