State Comp. Ins. Fund v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.

Opinion

COTTLE, P. J.

Larry R. Borges was rounding up cattle for his employer on April 5,1988, while driving an all-terrain vehicle. He ran into a cable and suffered injuries to his head, neck, arms, chest and spine. Shortly thereafter, Borges began receiving workers’ compensation benefits for his industrial disability from his employer’s carrier, State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF).

Borges also filed an action in the superior court against the landowner on whose land he was injured. The civil case eventually was settled for $57,500.

By the time of the settlement, SCIF had paid Borges more…