Legal Opinion

York Ins. Group of Maine v. Van Hall

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided December 12, 1997PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DANA, Justice.

[¶ 1] Carol Van Hall appeals from a summary judgment entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Brennan, J.) in favor of York Insurance Group of Maine contending that the trial court erred when it determined as a matter of law that she was not entitled to deduct a proportionate share of her attorney fees from the funds due to York pursuant to the subrogation clause of her automobile insurance policy. We agree and vacate the judgment.

[¶2] Following her automobile accident, York paid $5,000 toward Van Hall’s medical expenses pursuant to the medical payment provision of her…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. GelineWisconsin Supreme Court · 1970
  2. Amica Mutual Insurance v. MaloneyNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Kandlis v. HuotariSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996
  4. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. ClintonOregon Supreme Court · 1974
  5. Cuthbertson v. Clark Equipment Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982

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3Cited by22 opinions

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  3. Harris v. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
  4. Lichtenstein v. Consolidated Services Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
  5. Jipson v. Liberty Mutual Fire InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008

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