Rex E. Lantham Co. v. Industrial Commission

STEWART, Justice:

In this case, the Utah State Insurance Fund (State Insurance) challenges an order of the Industrial Commission which held the Second Injury Fund not liable for compensation paid to a worker who suffered an industrial accident in the course of his em ployment for which he had already been compensated. Once again we are requested to interpret and apply U.C.A., 1953, § 35-1-69. 1

Thomas L. Hansen injured his back December 2, 1980, while employed by appellant Rex E. Lantham Co. A medical panel found that Hansen had sustained a severe back injury and was temporarily totally…