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· 7/28/1977

Brimbau v. AUSDALE EQIUPMENT RENTAL CORPORATION

Citations

  • 376 A.2d 1058
  • 119 R.I. 14
  • 1977 R.I. LEXIS 1879

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “one who is injured may not reap the benefits of a double recovery; that is, he cannot receive both [workers’] compensation benefits and damages from the tortfeasor”
  • “[O]ne who is injured ... cannot receive both workmen’s compensation benefits and damages from the tortfeasor. Accordingly, one who has received workmen’s compensation benefits may only sue a third party tortfeasor if he first agrees to repay those who paid him compensation.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Bevilacqua, Paolino, Joslin, Kelleher, Doris

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