TURNER v. METRO AREA TRANSIT

No. 84-607.

368 N.W.2d 809 (1985)

220 Neb. 189

Linda TURNER, Appellant, v. METRO AREA TRANSIT, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

June 7, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael G. Goodman of Matthews & Cannon, P.C., Omaha, for appellant.

Melvin C. Hansen of Hansen, Engles & Locher, P.C., Omaha, for appellee.

KRIVOSHA, C.J., and BOSLAUGH, WHITE, HASTINGS, CAPORALE, SHANAHAN and GRANT, JJ.


WHITE, Justice.

At issue in this appeal from the judgment of the Workmen's Compensation Court is the question of whether an employer's insurer is entitled to treat as advances against possible future compensation payments amounts received in settlement by an employee from a third-party tort-feasor in excess of compensation benefits paid by the employer. The court concluded that the employer's insurer was entitled to such credit, and the employee appeals. We affirm...

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