Legal Opinion
Fruchtenicht v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided December 12, 1969PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULLEN, Commissioner.
In issue in this case is the judicial en-forcibility, against the employer’s insurance carrier, of a workmen’s compensation award entered against the employer alone.
Appellant Erica Wever Fruchtenicht obtained a workmen’s compensation award for total permanent disability against her employer, General Industries of Kentucky, Inc. The award called for payments of $27.30 per week for a period of 425 weeks. The required payments were made weekly by the employer’s insurance carrier, United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, up until about two months after the date of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Travelers Insurance Co. v. ColeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1960
- O'Nan v. BroadusCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1958
- Massey v. FischerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1951
- Murphy v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1969
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