Travelers Fire Ins. Co. v. Ackel

Plaintiff, as carrier of collision insurance on defendant's automobile, filed this suit for reimbursement of $1,059.87, paid to defendant on a claim submitted by him after his automobile had been damaged in an accident with a truck of the Loraine Transfer Company. The basis of the recovery action is that defendant, prior to collecting from plaintiff, his insurer, had received more than $12,000 for personal injuries and damage to his automobile, for which he had executed a full release to those responsible for the collision; and that he had thereby made impossible the execution to plaintiff…