State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. v. Chrysler Credit Corp.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
1Opinion of the Court
*627MILLER, Judge.
These appeals spring from a judgment entered by the Fayette Circuit Court upon bench trial. The issues presented are of considerable interest and initial impression. They concern the liability of a third-party tort-feasor’s insurance carrier to a security lienholder on an automobile when the vehicle is destroyed and the carrier has chosen to settle with the owner and take possession of the salvage without recognition of the lienholder’s interest.
The facts are these: Chrysler Credit Corporation (Chrysler Credit) financed a 1986 Plymouth Colt automobile for Levon A. Morton…
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Nolin Production Credit Ass'n v. Canmer Deposit BankCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1986
- Peoples Nat. Bank v. GuierCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1940
- Illinois Central Railroad Co. v. FontaineCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1926
- Scholfield Bros. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1988
- International Harvester Credit Corp. v. ValdezCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1985
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