Legal Opinion
Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Vaccari
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided August 20, 1976No. 45981PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MacLaughlin, Justice.
This is a subrogation action by plaintiff-insurer, The Travelers Indemnity Company, against Michael Vaccari and his liability insurer, Dairyland Insurance Company, to recover medical payments made by Travelers to its insured. The trial court con-*98eluded that a release obtained from Travelers’ insured by Vaccari and Dairyland did not extinguish Travelers' subrogation rights since the release was obtained subsequent to their notice of Travelers’ subrogation claim. We affirm.
On October 30, 1970, a car driven by Vaccari collided with a car in which Constance E. Whaling was a…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Travelers Indemnity Company v. ChumbleyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1965
- Employers Liability Assurance Corp. v. MorseSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
- DeCespedes v. Prudence Mut. Cas. Co. of Chicago, Ill.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
- Harleysville Mutual Insurance Company v. LeaCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1966
- Hospital Service Corp. v. Pennsylvania InsuranceSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1967
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3Cited by42 opinions
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