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JACKSON v. ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO.

No. C9-94-2050.

542 N.W.2d 621 (1996)

Rollo E. JACKSON, et al., petitioners, Appellants, v. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

January 26, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Foster and Kristi J. Paulson, Minneapolis, for appellants.

James R. Waldhauser and Michael D. Barnett, Minneapolis, for respondent.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

COYNE, Justice.

May an employee who sustains an injury arising out of and in the course of employment enter into an agreement with a third-party tortfeasor in full settlement of the employer's right of subrogation without the consent or over the objection of the employer or the workers' compensation insurer? We review a decision of the court of appeals affirming the dismissal of the plaintiffs' petition for a writ of mandamus directing the workers...

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