William H. Pickett, P.C. v. American States Family Insurance Co.

LOWENSTEIN, Chief Judge.

This case involves an interpleader action filed by the attorney for an employee who suffered an injury on the job, recovered workers’ compensation benefits and then settled a products liability claim against a third party. The issue this court must decide is the subrogation interest of the compensation carrier. Sections 287.150.1 and 287.150.3, RSMo Cum.Supp.1992, discussed infra, provide as pertinent to this case, that when a third person is liable to an employee for injury, the employer possesses a right of subrogation against the employee’s recovery from the…