KRUEGER v. STATE, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS

No. 40629.

158 N.W.2d 705 (1968)

Alyce A. KRUEGER, widow of Ray F. Krueger, Deceased Employee, Respondent, v. STATE of Minnesota, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Relator.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

May 3, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Keeler, St. Paul, for relator.

Ryan, Ryan & Ebert, and Thomas Ryan, Brainerd, for respondent.


OPINION

OTIS, Justice.

This matter is before the court to review a decision of the Industrial Commission allowing the widow of a deceased employee to recover from his employer attorney's fees incurred in securing from a third-party tortfeasor a settlement in which the employer had subrogation rights. The only issue is whether the widow's claim is governed by a 2-year or by a 6-year statute of limitations.

The decedent, Ray F. Krueger, was a highway...

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