Legal Opinion
British Columbia Ministry of Health v. Homewood
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 25, 1999No. 39828-8-IPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKennedy, C.J.
Following a car accident that severely injured Stephanie Homewood, British Columbia Ministry of Health (BCMH), Homewood’s health insurer, sued her for reimbursement of medical payments it made on her behalf because she received settlements from multiple joint tortfeasors for less than their combined policy limits without the insurer’s consent and released the tortfeasors from farther liability. BCMH appeals the trial court’s order denying its summary judgment motion and granting Home-wood’s summary judgment motion, contending that Home-wood must reimburse BCMH on alternate theories: first,…
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