Wisconsin Mutual Liability Co. v. Industrial Commission

The respondent, an employee of the Oshkosh Motor Truck Company, while in the course of his employment, accidentally received personal injuries for *600which he was awarded compensation by the Industrial Commission, pursuant to the workmen’s compensation act, ch. 102, Stats. The appellant was the insurance carrier of the employer. It paid the award to Perkins and thereby became subrogated under its policy of insurance to the rights of the employer against any third party liable for damages to Perkins on account of such injuries. The employer became the assignee of any such claim of Perkins by…