Michigan Mutual Insurance v. Smoot

FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER

LEE, District Judge.

THIS MATTER is before the Court for a nonjury trial on Plaintiff Michigan Mutual Insurance Company’s claim against Defendant Wayne Davis Smoot, Sr. for reimbursement of monies paid to Wayne Davis Smoot, Sr. as workers’ compensation benefits. In this case, worker Wayne Davis Smoot, Sr. (“Smoot”) was injured in an automobile accident while he was performing duties in the course of his work as a tow truck driver. Smoot filed a claim for workers’ compensation, and Michigan Mutual Insurance Company (“Michigan Mutual”), the employer’s insurance carrier,…