Legal Opinion
Baker v. Wycoff
Utah Supreme Court
Decided May 19, 1938No. 5920PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOLLAND, Chief Justice.
The important question on this appeal is whether an insurance carrier who has paid compensation to an injured workman under the Industrial Compensation Act may maintain an action, under the provisions of section 42-1-58, R. S. Utah 1983, against a physician for alleged negligence in treating the workman. Plaintiff, Dennis A. Baker, is a workman who sustained a compensable injury in industry. He commenced this action against Dr. William T. Elliott for damages alleging negligence in diagnosing and treating the injury. The Industrial Commission, administrator of the State…
2Cases cited62 opinions
- Matter of Parchefsky v. Kroll Bros., Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1935
- Ross v. Erickson Construction Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1916
- Sylcox v. National Lead Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1931
- Boyce v. BrownArizona Supreme Court · 1938
- Brewer v. RingSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1919
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Bradshaw v. Iowa Methodist HospitalSupreme Court of Iowa · 1960
- Schumacher v. LeslieSupreme Court of Missouri · 1950
- Schumacher v. LeslieSupreme Court of Missouri · 1950
- Fauver v. BellSupreme Court of Virginia · 1951
- Joseph v. W. H. Groves Latter Day Saints HospitalUtah Supreme Court · 1957
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