Johnson v. Harlan Community School District

CARTER, Justice.

Intervenors, West Des Moines School District and Employers Mutual Insurance Companies, seek further review of a court of appeals decision reversing an order of the district court confirming intervenors’ right of subrogation under Iowa Code section 85.22(1) (1983) for medical and hospital services furnished under the workers’ compensation laws. The sole issue presented is whether the subrogation rights of the employer and insurance carrier under section 85.22(1) for “compensation ... paid the employee” include the cost of medical and hospital services furnished by the employer.

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