Page v. Hibbard

A hearing was held for the purpose of determining who was entitled to the proceeds of a settlement in a case entitled Page v. Hibbard. The settlement was for the amount of $24,000. The circuit court found that the Illinois Department of Law Enforcement (Department) was entitled to $12,000 of this amount plus accrued interest due to their statutory right of subrogation pursuant to section 5(b) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 48, par. 138.5(b)) and that Barbara L. Page was entitled to the remaining $12,000 plus accrued interest for loss of consortium. The…