Jackson v. Polar-Mohr

On January 10, 1979, plaintiff, Ernest Ray Jackson, brought a products liability action against defendant Polar-Mohr and others for personal injuries. On June 22, 1979, upon notice to the parties and with leave of court, the National Ben Franklin Insurance Company of Illinois, Inc. (Ben Franklin) filed its intervening petition in this cause as subrogee of Bullís Litho Company, the employer of plaintiff, seeking a lien in the amount of $2,961.27 against any recovery plaintiff might secure against the defendants. The lien was asserted pursuant to the provisions of section 5(b) of the Workers’…