Legal Opinion
Security Insurance Company of Hartford v. Norris
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided January 17, 1969PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULLEN, Commissioner.
On this appeal a workmen’s compensation insurance carrier, against whom an award had been made for the dependents of a deceased workman, is seeking to reverse a judgment which held the carrier liable for attorneys’ fees and other costs incurred in a suit on behalf of the workman’s dependents against a third-party tort-feasor, which suit resulted in a recovery that had the effect of relieving the carrier of liability for further payments under the award.
Kenneth Norris, an employe of Jackson County Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation, was killed in an accident arising…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Caputo v. Best Foods, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1955
- Kentucky Utilities Co. v. Jackson County Rural Electric Cooperative Corp.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
- Wall v. Conn Welding & Machine Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Charles Seligman Distributing Company v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1962
- Southern Quarries & Contracting Co. v. HensleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1950
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Bloomer v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Stafford v. Westchester Fire Insurance Co. of New York, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1974
- Cooper v. Argonaut Insurance CompaniesAlaska Supreme Court · 1976
- Transport Indemnity Company v. GarciaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1976
- Breen v. Caesars PalaceNevada Supreme Court · 1986
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