TRAVELERS INS. CO. v. SPRINGER

No. 49231.

289 N.W.2d 131 (1979)

The TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Genevieve A. SPRINGER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

November 30, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cousineau, McGuire, Shaughnessy & Anderson and Mark L. Pfister, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Gordon Rosenmeier and John E. Simonett, Little Falls, for respondent.

Heard before ROGOSHESKE, WAHL, and MAXWELL, JJ., and considered and decided by the court en banc.


TODD, Justice.

The Travelers Insurance Company (Travelers), a workers' compensation insurer, appeals from summary judgment entered against it. The trial court held that Travelers' right to seek reimbursement from a negligent third-party motorist for the medical expenses paid to an injured employee under the Workers' Compensation Act was abrogated by the no-fault automobile insurance act. We reverse and remand.

On October 28, 1975, a car driven by Genevieve...

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