Augsburg v. Frank's Car Wash, Inc.

Bituminous Insurance Company (Bituminous) appeals from the denial of its petition to intervene and to vacate an order which denied its worker’s compensation lien claim.

Plaintiff, Alfred Augsburg, suffered injuries on November 27, 1974, while acting within the scope and course of his employment with Ward Lumber Company. Bituminous, the worker’s compensation insurance carrier for Ward Lumber Company, paid to Augsburg a substantial sum as worker’s compensation. Subsequently, Augsburg filed a personal injury suit against several defendants, including Maybrook Company, Inc. On October 12, 1979, a…