Legal Opinion
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Surdam
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided May 31, 1991No. 89-554PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMorse, J.
Defendant, a Vermont resident, was injured in a work-related automobile accident in New York state. St. Paul, a workers’ compensation insurance carrier for defendant’s employer, paid defendant $40,000 in benefits. It now seeks to recover that amount from an $85,000 settlement reached in a lawsuit brought by defendant in New York against the driver of the other vehicle involved in the accident. The trial court entered judgment in the carrier’s favor. The issue raised on appeal concerns the interpretation of Vermont’s workers’ compensation law, 21 V.S.A. § 624(e), permitting the carrier to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Kittell v. Vermont Weatherboard, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1980
- Montgomery v. Brinver Corp.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1983
- Dietrick v. Kemper InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- Dubie v. Cass-Warner CorporationSupreme Court of Vermont · 1966
- Vinson v. BerkowitzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
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3Cited by39 opinions
- The Travelers Insurance Company v. Susan J. CarpenterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
- Sandra Carrick, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Michael J. Carrick, Deceased v. Zurich-American Insurance GroupCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Morin v. Essex Optical/The HartfordSupreme Court of Vermont · 2005
- Candido v. Polymers, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1996
- J.L. Nagle. v. TrueBlue, Inc., Labor Ready, Inc. and Labor Ready Northeast, Inc. and Rye Twp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
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