WORKERS' COMPENSATION FUND v. STATE

No. 20040504.

125 P.3d 852 (2005)

2005 UT 52

WORKERS' COMPENSATION FUND, a Utah quasi-public corporation, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. STATE of Utah, a governmental entity, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

Rehearing Denied November 3, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Jordan, Mark E. Hindley, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff.

Mark L. Shurtleff, Att'y Gen., Thom D. Roberts, Asst. Att'y Gen., Salt Lake City, for defendant.

James R. Black, Salt Lake City, for amici curiae Utah Manufacturers, Utah Trucking Association, Utah Food Industry.


WILKINS, Associate Chief Justice:

¶ 1 In this appeal we are asked to address the nature of the State of Utah's relationship with the Workers' Compensation Fund. Specifically, the State challenges a district court ruling which held that the "State of Utah has no ownership interest in the Workers' Compensation Fund or its assets other than as a policyholder." We affirm.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 Utah's statutorily mandated workers' compensation system...

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