Bennett v. Howard Johnsons Motor Lodge

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

This Workers’ Compensation case raises several issues, but it primarily concerns the apportionment of liability between two Workers’ Compensation insurance carriers. The Plaintiff in this case has suffered two successive work-related injuries, the last of which totally and permanently disabled her. At all times relevant, she was employed by Defendant, Howard Johnsons Motor Lodge, as a waitress.

At the time of trial, Plaintiff was 55 years old. She has a ninth grade education, having left school at age sixteen to marry and raise a family. She has two children, the…