California Court of Appeal August 19, 1996, E014365 (American Home Assurance Co. v. Hagadorn)

Opinion

HOLLENHORST, J.

Facts

Defendant James L. Hagadorn was a construction worker who sustained a job injury on August 1, 1986. His employer, Bragg Crane Service, paid workers’ compensation benefits through its insurers, American Home Assurance Co. and American International Adjustment Co. (collectively American). The workers’ compensation benefits totaled approximately $155,000.