Gillotte v. Omaha Public Power District

This case involves the allocation of reasonable expenses of trial and attorney’s fees between employer and employee under section 48-118, R. R. S. 1943. That statute applies to suits brought against third parties for injuries to an employee entitled to workmen’s compensation benefits from his employer for the same injuries. The employer has appealed from an order of the trial court allocating fees and expenses following a successful recovery from a third party. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The plaintiff, John Gillotte, was an employee of the defendant, Larson Cement Stone…