Veverka v. Employers Mutual Liability Insurance

The sole issue presented on this appeal is whether sec. 102.03 (2), Stats., prevents the bringing of a third-party action against the defendant, the workmen’s compensation carrier of the employer, as provided by sec. 102.29.

Sec. 102.29 (1), Stats., provides:

“The making of a claim for compensation against an employer or compensation insurer for the injury . . . of an employe shall not affect the right of the employe ... to make claim or maintain an action in tort against any other party for such injury . . . hereinafter referred to as a third party; nor shall the making of a claim by any such…