Court Opinion

ID: 9734166
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 17:26:50.719495+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:26:46.112097
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JUSTICE TRAPP, dissenting. I would hold that this record discloses that Grawe’s claim for reinstatement should be barred by reason of judicial estoppel. His award was made following a hearing before an arbitrator in December 1978. That award, entered as of January 1979, found that the injuries sustained resulted in complete disability and permanent incapacity for work. This finding was a necessary background for the subsequent settlement. Grawe’s testimony as to his incapacity was a factor of the award. Grawe testified that subsequent to the award his doctor suggested bypass surgery and the probable improvement of his physical condition. That surgery was performed in July 1979. The petition for lump settlement filed in October 1979 alleged in part: “The following award by an Arbitrator *** (b) $160.25 per week for life; * * * M Thereafter, in March 1980, Grawe initiated his request for reinstatement, claiming complete fitness. This record discloses such representation of permanent disability in procuring the lump sum settlement that Grawe should be judicially estopped from claiming reinstatement.