Legal Opinion
General Casualty Companies v. Consolidated Freightways Corp.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided October 6, 1987No. C4-87-784PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SEDGWICK, Judge.
This appeal is from a partial summary judgment declaring that appellant has no right to recover a workers’ compensation payment it was required to make as a result of respondents’ alleged negligence. We reverse.
FACTS
On August 1, 1984, James Ehlers was hit by a truck and fatally injured while in the course and scope of his employment. The truck was driven by respondent Rodger Barton and owned by respondent Consolidated Freightways Corporation. Appellant was then the workers’ compensation insurer for Ehlers’ employer.
Since the deceased left no dependents entitled to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- St. Martin v. KLA Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
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