Legal Opinion
Hilton v. Truss Systems, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 15, 1981PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Yesawich, Jr., J.
While working, claimant, a 23-year-old truck driver, fell from a railroad car injuring his spine with resultant paraplegia. He was classified permanently totally disabled by the Workers’ Compensation Board. Thereafter, claimant settled his third-party action arising out of this same occurrence for a net recovery to him of $185,422.05. As part of the settlement, the compensation carrier agreed to waive its lien on the recovery (Workers’ Compensation Law, § 29, subd 1). When the settlement stipulation was spread on the record, the carrier’s lien, as of that…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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