Latham v. Security Insurance Co. of Hartford

REAVLEY, Justice.

The problem here is the effect of an Industrial Accident Board award against multiple parties after one of those parties files a suit to set the award aside. Specifically, does the filing of a suit against the injured employee by one insurer vacate the entire award of the Board and, in particular, that part of the award in favor of the employee against a second insurer? After a suit had been filed by the first insurer, the case at hand was initiated by the employee to recover on the Board’s award against the second insurer. The trial court entered summary judgment for the…