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POKORNY v. GETTA'S GARAGE

(14091)

219 Conn. 439 (1991)

JOSEPH POKORNY v. GETTA'S GARAGE ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released July 9, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Mulligan, for the appellants (defendants).

Lawrence J. Merly, with whom, on the brief, was Nicholas E. Wocl, for the appellee (plaintiff).

Douglas L. Drayton filed a brief for the Insurance Association of Connecticut as amicus curiae.

SHEA, CALLAHAN, COVELLO, BORDEN and F. X. HENNESSY, JS.

BORDEN, J.

The certified issue in this appeal is whether an employer is required to pay a workers' compensation claimant the amount of his medical bills when such bills have been covered by a medical insurance carrier who has not filed a lien pursuant to General Statutes § 38-174n.1 We conclude that an employer is not so required.

The plaintiff, Joseph Pokorny, suffered severe personal...

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