Legal Opinion
Orum v. Employer's Cas. Co.
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided July 27, 1977No. Civ. 1127PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This appeal presents a question of first impression in Alabama: whether an injured employee must reimburse his employer's workmen's compensation carrier for benefits received upon obtaining a settlement from a third party tortfeasor.
On January 8, 1975 George Orum, while an employee of Graphite and Carbon, Inc., was injured on the job when his feet slipped into a load of graphite he was hauling, causing them to be crushed and injured. Employers Casualty Company, a corporation, the workmen's compensation insurer for the employer, paid to Orum $4,478.55 as compensation for temporary total…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Stafford v. Westchester Fire Insurance Co. of New York, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1974
- Cooper v. Argonaut Insurance CompaniesAlaska Supreme Court · 1976
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. ManascoSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
- Baggett v. WebbCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1971
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Lockwood Greene Engineers, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1962
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Millers Mut. Ins. Ass'n v. YoungSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
- Fitch v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1981
- Northeast Utilities v. PITTMAN TRUCKINGSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
- Ex Parte HowellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
- Bunkley v. Bunkley Air Conditioning, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1996
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