United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Town of West Warwick

This is an appeal by the petitioner from a decree of the Workmen’s Compensation Commission (the commission) dismissing its petition for lack of jurisdiction. The commission held that it is not the proper forum for the resolution of a dispute between the insurer and the insured regarding the reimbursement provisions of a workmen’s compensation insurance contract.

Workmen’s compensation proceedings are entirely statutory. The commission’s jurisdiction and the rights of the parties are governed by the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act G.L. 1956 (1968 Reenactment) §28-31-1 et seq. This…