NICHOLS v. LIGHTHOUSE RESTAURANT, INC.

(SC 15799)

246 Conn. 156 (1998)

CHARLES NICHOLS v. THE LIGHTHOUSE RESTAURANT, INC., ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released August 4, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Moran, Jr., with whom was James L. Sullivan, for the appellant (intervening plaintiff).

John B. Farley, with whom, on the brief, was Michael S. Taylor, for the appellees (defendants).

Norcott, Katz, Palmer, McDonald and Peters, Js.


Opinion

PALMER, J.

Under General Statutes § 31-293 (a),1 an employer who has paid workers' compensation benefits to an employee for injuries sustained by the employee as a result of the tortious conduct of a third party may seek reimbursement for those payments by intervening in the employee's action against the tortfeasor within...

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