Scheel v. Superior Manufacturing Co.

The question presented is whether an application for commutation of workmen’s compensation payments filed with the industrial commissioner, together with his approval thereof and order for lump sum payment, should be set aside as fraudulently procured by the employer’s compensation insurance carrier. Following trial the district court granted such relief.

The facts are virtually undisputed. March 24, 1955, plaintiff, Clarence J. Scheel, sustained a personal injury arising out of and in the course of his employment by defendant Superior Manufacturing Company. Two fingers on his left hand were…