Legal Opinion
Safeway Insurance v. Collins
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided July 23, 1998No. 1CA-CV 97-0472PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SULT, Presiding Judge.
¶ 1 In this appeal we are asked to provide a remedy for an insurance company that would otherwise lose a valid subrogation claim to the statute of limitations before the company could obtain the standing required to sue on the claim.
BACKGROUND
¶ 2 Safeway Insurance Company issued a policy with uninsured motorist coverage to Betty Monter (“the insured”). On December 21, 1994, the insured was involved in a car accident with appellee Rudolph Castro, who was driving a vehicle owned by appellee Mary Collins. Neither Castro nor Collins (“the tortfeasors”) had any insurance. The…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- George Wadsworth and the Farmers Insurance Exchange as Subrogee of George Wadsworth v. United States Postal Service and Phil AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Allstate Insurance v. DrukeArizona Supreme Court · 1978
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