{"disclaimer":"This is a summary of public court records and is not legal advice. Missouri slip opinions may be modified or withdrawn; consult the official source.","party":{"slug":"robert-watts-and-mary-watts-plaintiffs","displayName":"ROBERT WATTS and MARY WATTS, Plaintiffs-","totalCases":1},"cases":[{"caseId":"moappsd:sd35642:2019-06-10","opinionId":"18ea695f-f07a-56ae-b0da-2ebe7f24ab04","slug":"robert-watts-and-mary-watts-plaintiffs-respondents-v-efco-corporation-def-d35642","caseName":"ROBERT WATTS and MARY WATTS, Plaintiffs-Respondents\nvs.\nEFCO CORPORATION, Defendant, LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO., Intervenor-Appellant","caseNumber":"SD35642","court":"moappsd","courtLabel":"Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District","decisionDate":"2019-06-10","year":2019,"display_summary":"Robert Watts was injured at work, and Liberty Mutual, his employer's workers' compensation insurer, paid benefits subject to a subrogation lien. The Watts sued EFCO Corporation for negligence, and the parties, including Liberty Mutual (also EFCO's liability insurer), settled. As part of the settlement, the trial court determined Robert Watts was 80% at fault. Liberty Mutual then intervened, disputing the calculation of its subrogation lien reimbursement based on this comparative fault finding. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's summary judgment in favor of the Watts, holding that Liberty Mutual invited any error regarding the comparative fault determination and that no express trust was created.","primaryTopic":"workers-compensation","topicSlugs":["workers-compensation","civil-procedure","summary-judgment","appellate-procedure","contracts"],"outcomeNorm":"affirmed","officialSourceUrl":"https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=141115","detailUrl":"https://ott.law/missouri-courts/opinions/robert-watts-and-mary-watts-plaintiffs-respondents-v-efco-corporation-def-d35642","relatedPracticeAreas":[{"slug":"corporate","label":"Corporate Law","href":"/practice-areas/corporate","score":16,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: contracts","text: corporation"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/corporate"},{"slug":"workers-compensation","label":"Workers' Compensation","href":"/practice-areas/workers-compensation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: workers-compensation"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/workers-compensation"},{"slug":"litigation","label":"Civil Litigation","href":"/practice-areas/litigation","score":12,"source":"topic","evidence":["topic: civil-procedure","topic: summary-judgment","topic: appellate-procedure"],"url":"https://ott.law/practice-areas/litigation"}],"role":"respondent"}]}