Midland Insurance v. Colatrella

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

*614POLLOCK, J.

This case requires us to determine whether a workers’ compensation lien applies against the proceeds of an uninsured motorist provision of an injured worker’s personal automobile insurance policy. The trial court ruled that the lien applied and that the worker must reimburse the compensation carrier from the proceeds of his uninsured motorist insurance. The Appellate Division agreed. 200 N.J.Super. 101 (1985). We granted certification, 101 N.J. 278 (1985), and now affirm the judgment of the Appellate Division.

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