Legal Opinion
Jarka Corp. v. Fireman's Fund Indemnity Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 21, 1955PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
Involved is the question whether an employer which has made compensation and medical payments to a long-shore employee, without an award, is entitled to maintain an action for reimbursement for such payments from the wrongdoer, who, with notice of the employer’s claim, had settled an action brought against it by the employee.
Plaintiff employer, pursuant to the provisions of the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers ’ Compensation Act (U. S. Code, tit. 33, § 914), made compensation and medical payments to its employee, without an award. The employee then sued Garcia & Diaz, Inc., a defendant…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Mitchell v. the EtnaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1943
- Fontana v. Pennsylvania R. Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1952
- Ruggiero v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
3Cited by9 opinions
- International Terminal Operating Co., Inc. v. Waterman Steamship Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Utica Mutual Insurance v. Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Co. of WinsconsinUtica City Court · 1968
- Jarka Corporation of New England, Defendant-Cross-Libelant v. United States Lines Company, Plaintiff-Cross-RespondentCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1967
- United States Lines Co. v. Jarka Corp. of New EnglandDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1967
- Commissioners of State Insurance Fund v. SchellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1965
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