Molberg v. Marsden

Plaintiff, a minor child, received substantial injuries in an accident, the value .of her claim far exceeding available insurance funds and defendant’s potential to pay any such judgment. The trial court approved a settlement and directed that, after the allowance for attorneys’ fees and costs, the county welfare board be reimbursed for medical expenses furnished by it. The board’s claim exceeds the remaining funds, but the trial court rejected the contention of plaintiff that the recovery should be apportioned. We affirm.

The matter was submitted to this court on the following stipulated…