Brocker Manufacturing & Supply Co. v. Mashburn

This appeal involves an interpretation of Md. Ann. Code Art. 101, § 58. It is concerned with the question of whether vel non an employee, after an award by the Workmen’s Compensation Commission, may recover from a third party tortfeasor and continue to derive some benefits under the Workmen’s Compensation Act.

The factual situation out of which this case arose is undisputed. On April 11, 1970, William Maddox Mash-burn, then age 30, was seriously and permanently injured as the result of an automobile collision occurring on the northern approach to the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel. At that time, a…