Legal Opinion
Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. v. Bennett
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Decided August 14, 1981PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Judge.
The question presented is whether an insurance carrier which has paid basic reparations benefits pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Reparations Act has a right to recover its payments from a tortfeasor causing the injury for which payments were made by an action for indemnity independently of the right of subrogation afforded by KRS 304.39-070.
Floyd W. Bennett was injured when the automobile he was operating collided with a vehicle owned and operated by Lillian Bennett. He has been paid basic reparation benefits by Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, his insurance carrier, in excess of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Saylor v. HallCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1973
- Brown Hotel Co. v. Pittsburgh Fuel Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1949
- Fann v. McGuffeyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1975
- Kentucky Utilities Co. v. Jackson County Rural Electric Cooperative Corp.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
- Ruby Lumber Co. v. K. v. Johnson Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1945
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3Cited by4 opinions
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