Radzisz v. Harley Davidson of Metrolina, Inc.

WHICHARD, Justice.

Plaintiff-employee, David Eugene Radzisz, a motorcycle mechanic employed by defendant-employer, was involved in a collision with an automobile on 1 June 1990 while operating a customer’s motorcycle. As a result of injuries sustained in the accident, plaintiff filed both a workers’ compensation claim with defendants and a civil action against the owners of the automobile (“third party”). Upon learning of the civil suit, defendant-carrier Universal Underwriters notified plaintiff and the third party of a potential subrogation lien in the workers’ compensation action and…