PACHECO v. INDUSTRIAL COM'N OF STATE

No. 18896.

668 P.2d 553 (1983)

Victor PACHECO, Plaintiff, v. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF the STATE of Utah; Kaiser Steel Corporation and the Second Injury Fund of the State of Utah, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Utah.

July 18, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Virginius Dabney, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff.

David L. Wilkinson, Gilbert A. Martinez, Janet L. Moffitt, Edwin C. Barnes, Salt Lake City, for defendants.


STEWART, Justice:

U.C.A., 1953, § 35-1-78 (Supp. 1981), requires that workmen's compensation awards made by the Industrial Commission include 8% interest from the date that the benefit would have otherwise become due and payable. The issue in this case is whether that provision also applies to settlements of workmen's compensation claims between the employer and employee.

The plaintiff, Victor Pacheco (claimant), is employed by the defendant, Kaiser Steel...

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