Light v. General Battery Corp.

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

Donald Light appeals from the trial court’s order sustaining appellees’ preliminary objections in this action concerning an employer’s subrogation rights under Section 319 of the Workmen’s Compensation Act. The trial court found as a matter of law that an employer is entitled to subrogation when the employee receives a settlement from a third party, even if there has been no adjudication of the third party’s liability and the third party denies liability. We agree with the trial court; accordingly, we affirm.

In January 1981, appellant Donald Light was employed by appellee…