Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. of Missouri v. Anderson

GEORGE P. ADAMS, Special Judge.

Plaintiff-respondent-insurer paid defendant-appellant-insured $650.00 under its policy for property damage to defendant’s car and took an assignment from defendant pursuant to subrogation provisions in the policy. Defendant settled with and gave releases to a third party tort-feasor. Plaintiff, claiming that defendant had thereby precluded it from asserting its subrogation and assignment rights, brought suit to recover its net payment to defendant, $520.00. Following a directed verdict in favor of plaintiff for said sum of $520.00, defendant appeals.

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