Smith v. Ed's Pancake House

Claimant was involved in two successive industrial accidents. The issue in this appeal is which of two compensation carriers must bear the cost of claimant’s workmen’s compensation claim. The Workmen’s Compensation Board held that the State Accident Insurance Fund (SAIF), which was the insurer at the time of the second accident, was primarily liable for claimant’s coverage. The circuit court reversed, holding that Industrial Indemnity Company, the insurer at the time of the first accident, was solely liable. Industrial Indemnity appeals to this court.

Claimant sustained a compensable injury on…