Legal Opinion
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Murray Guard, Inc.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided January 18, 2001No. 99-515PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT L. Brown, Justice.
This appeal presents the issue stice. of equitable subrogation applies to a case where appellant St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. has paid benefits to a third party (the law firm of Wright, Lindsey 8c Jennings), which is not the insured of St. Paul. We hold that the doctrine does apply under these facts, and we reverse the order of the circuit court granting summary judgment in favor of appellee Murray Guard, Inc., and remand the case for further proceedings.
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