Schittone v. George Minkensky Ltd.
Employer Recovery for Lost Services After Employee's Motor Vehicle Accident
Summary
An interlocutory proceeding concerning an employer's right to recover the value of lost services from a tortfeasor after an employee was injured in a motor vehicle accident. The employer continued salary payments under a non-indemnity plan and seeks to recover the value of lost services, raising questions about the applicability of section 267(4) of the Insurance Act to such claims.
Key Factors
- employer recovery
- loss of services
- per quod servitium amisit
- Insurance Act
- subrogation rights
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