Henning v. Wineman

AMDAHL, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the district court, Fifth Judicial District, denying Intervenor’s motion for amended findings of fact, conclusions of law, and order for judgment, or for a new trial.

The issue is whether the district court has the jurisdiction to allocate the proceeds of a third party settlement between amounts recoverable under workers’ compensation and amounts not so recoverable. In our opinion, the district court has that authority. The order of the district court is, therefore, affirmed.

Plaintiff Henning was injured in an automobile accident in 1973,…