Weinberg v. Transamerica Insurance
New York Court of Appeals
POINTS OF COUNSEL I. The execution of a general release does not extinguish Transamerica Insurance Company’s right of subrogation. 0Safeco Ins. Co. v Jamaica Water Supply Co., 83 AD2d 427; Cahill v Regan, 5 NY2d 292; Ocean Acc. & Guar. Corp. v Hooker Electrochemical Co., 240 NY 37; Simon v Simon, 274 App Div 447; Farnham v Farnham, 204 App Div 573; Record v Royal Globe Ins. Co., 83 AD2d 154; Camden Fire Ins. Assn, v Bleem, 132 Mise 22; Rives v Bartlett, 215 NY 33.) II.
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POINTS OF COUNSEL I. The execution of a general release does not extinguish Transamerica Insurance Company’s right of subrogation. 0Safeco Ins. Co. v Jamaica Water Supply Co., 83 AD2d 427; Cahill v Regan, 5 NY2d 292; Ocean Acc. & Guar. Corp. v Hooker Electrochemical Co., 240 NY 37; Simon v Simon, 274 App Div 447; Farnham v Farnham, 204 App Div 573; Record v Royal Globe Ins. Co., 83 AD2d 154; Camden Fire Ins. Assn, v Bleem, 132 Mise 22; Rives v Bartlett, 215 NY 33.) II. Defendant-respondent’s subrogation rights were not impaired. (Matter of Celona v Royal Globe Ins. Co., 85 AD2d 635; Royal…
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jones, J.
In effecting a settlement of personal injury claims against a third-party tort-feasor arising out of a motor vehicle accident, an insured will be held to have prejudiced the subrogation rights of his insurer unless he establishes by express provision in the release executed to the third party or by necessary implication arising from the circumstances of the execution of the release that the settling parties reserved the rights of the insurer against the third-party tort-feasor or otherwise limited the extent of their settlement to achieve that result.
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