Legal Opinion
John W. Curtis v. Sears, Roebuck & Company, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 13, 1985No. 84-1848PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
John W. Curtis brought this action for personal injuries against Sears, Roebuck & Co. Jurisdiction was based on diversity of citizenship. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company intervened as of right, seeking to impress upon any amount recovered by Curtis a lien for payments it had made to him as his no-fault medical and disability insurer. Curtis and Sears then agreed to settle the main claim, and Sears paid Curtis the agreed amount. When State Farm asked to have its lien declared and enforced, the District Court refused, instead dismissing State Farm’s…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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