Hudson v. Hudson Municipal Contractors, Inc.

OPINION

REID, Justice.

The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s judgment granting the workers’ com pensation carrier an award and lien against the proceeds of a settlement received by the widow of a deceased worker from his uninsured motorist carrier, in the amount of workers’ compensation benefits paid as the result of the death of the worker. The issue presented is whether the workers’ compensation carrier may recover, even though, pursuant to the terms of the uninsured motorist policy, the settlement had been reduced by the amount of workers’ compensation benefits paid.

The…