Fireman's Fund Insurance v. Crowder

Evans, Judge.

This is a workmen’s compensation case. The right of an insurer to subrogation is one of the principal questions herein; and the jurisdiction of the State Board of Workmen’s Compensation to administer funds from an insurance policy for *470medical benefits, in excess of the statutory amount required, is the other principal question to be decided. The employee collected $55,998.40 from a third-party tortfeasor. The employer was carrying insurance for the statutory amount of $5,000, required for medical benefits, and by endorsement an additional $10,000 was added to the policy, making…