Legal Opinion
Beam v. Wausau Insurance Co.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided February 27, 2001No. 20A03-0003-CV-102PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RATLIFFE, Senior Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Plaintiff-Appellant Steven T. Beam ("Beam") appeals from the trial court's judgment reducing by the amount of set offs the jury's verdict of $701,371.00 in damages owed by Defendant-Appellee Wausau Insurance Company ("Wausau") in an action to receive underinsured motorist benefits.
We affirm.
ISSUES
I. Whether Ind.Code § 34-51-2-19, the lien reduction statute, applies to the judgment entered in Beam's favor.
II, Whether the trial court correctly reduced the judgment by setting off amounts recovered by Beam including those from the tortfeasor's…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Indiana Insurance v. DeZuttiIndiana Supreme Court · 1980
- Hubble v. BerryIndiana Supreme Court · 1913
- Home Owners' Loan Corporation v. HensonIndiana Supreme Court · 1940
- Standard Mutual Ins. Co. v. PleasantsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1994
- Transcontinental Technical Services, Inc. v. AllenIndiana Court of Appeals · 1994
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3Cited by5 opinions
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