Supreme Court of Kansas December 6, 2002, 88,088 (Smith v. Russell)

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The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lockett, J.:

A workers compensation insurer, which had been notified that a civil action had been filed by its insured against a tortfeasor, appeals the district court’s denial of its motion to intervene in the civil action 5 months after the district court approved a settlement agreement between the insured and the tortfeasor.