Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Dairyland Insurance
Oregon Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtHolman, J.
This is an action by one insurer against another for contribution. Plaintiff appeals from a judgment for defendant which was rendered when a demurrer was sustained to plaintiff’s complaint for failure to state a cause of action and plaintiff refused to plead further.
Curtis Brown was injured by the negligence of an uninsured motorist while a passenger in a vehicle operated by Doyle Brown and owned by Jodie A. Bond. Both of the Browns were using the vehicle with the consent of Bond. Plaintiff, Curtis Brown’s insurer, paid Brown under both the uninsured motorist and personal injury protection…
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