Legal Opinion
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 31, 1993No. 92-1069PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
This case requires us to determine whether Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (“Nationwide”) may recover in subrogation from the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346, 2671 et seq., for benefits paid by Nationwide to its insured, Laura Mesch, who was injured in a motor vehicle collision resulting from the negligent operation of a United States Postal Service vehicle.
Applying the FTCA in conjunction with the Colorado Auto Accident Reparations Act (“CAARA”), C.R.S. § 10-4-701 et seq., we conclude that even though the United States was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Indian Towing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Deepwater Investments, Limited v. Jackson Hole Ski Corporation and Paul M. McCollisterCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- Albert Roelofs, Jr. v. United States of America, the Travelers Insurance Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Eugene Owen and Dora Owen, Individually and as Next Friend for Alicia Marie Owen, a Minor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Thomas Carter and Colleen Carter v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Beverly Haceesa, Individually, and First Financial Trust Company, as Conservator for Shenoel Haceesa, a Minor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2002
- Barbara Young and Kenneth Young, Grange Mutual Insurance Company, Intervening v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
- Breaux v. American Family Mutual InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 2005
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