Eddington v. Eppert Oil Co.

Plaintiff, Charlotte Eddington, personal representative of the estate of Bobby Gene Eddington, and intervening plaintiff, The Budd Company, each appeal from a circuit court order granting Budd a workers’ compensation lien against proceeds received by plaintiff in settlement of a third-party tort claim.

Plaintiff’s decedent, Bobby Gene Eddington, was employed by a subsidiary of Budd. During his employment, Mr. Eddington used chemicals manufactured by the defendants. In February of 1982, Mr. Eddington died due to exposure to toxic fumes released by these chemicals. Following Mr. Eddington’s…