Lee v. United States Plywood Corp.

LIPEZ, Judge:

This is an appeal from a lower court order requiring an employer who had already paid its workmen’s compensation obligations in full to contribute an equal amount towards a joint judgment which had been satisfied by a co-defendant. Since we agree with the employer’s claim that this was contrary to the applicable statutory and case law, we reverse.

Plaintiffs, Floyd Hargrove and Edward Lee, were seriously injured during the course of their employment while working at a warehouse under construction for U. S. Plywood Corporation. They each sued U. S. Plywood and Frommeyer & Company,…