White v. Liberty Mutual Insurance

Evans, Judge.

In 1970, Tom White, an employee of United Parcel Service, was killed in an automobile-truck collision. His death arose out of and in the course of his employment. Agreement was made and approved by the Board of Workmen’s Compensation to pay benefits to his widow and minor child.

*631Civil tort actions were filed; notice of subrogation rights was given by the workmen’s compensation insurer; and these cases were settled for $135,000. (This litigation and settlement predates the repeal in 1972 of the subrogation statute as set forth in Code Ann. § 114-403 because the repeal did not…