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- Title: Gen. Am. Life Ins. Co. v. Industrial Com.
- Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
- Release Date : January 23, 1983
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 70 KB
Description
Claimant, Alice Karneffel, filed an application for adjustment of claim with the Industrial Commission seeking benefits for the death of her husband. A lump-sum settlement contract between claimant and her deceased husband's employer was presented to an arbitrator for approval. Petitioner, General American Life Insurance Company, filed an objection to approval of the settlement. Petitioner sought to intervene and obtain reimbursement for medical benefits it paid to claimant's husband from 1966 until 1976 under a group medical insurance policy. The arbitrator found petitioner lacked standing to intervene in the proceeding and denied its claim for reimbursement. She reasoned the Industrial Commission was not the forum for such a determination and approved the settlement. The Industrial Commission affirmed, and the circuit court of Cook County confirmed the Commission's decision. Claimant's husband, George Karneffel, worked as a baker for Dinkel's Bakery, Inc. (Dinkel). Dinkel's employees were covered by a group medical policy issued by petitioner. This policy specifically excluded benefits for sickness covered by Workmen's Compensation law, occupational disease law, or laws of a similar character.