Legal Opinion
Aetna Life & Casualty Co. v. Nelson
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 3, 1986PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Wachtler.
The defendants, injured in a one-car accident on a State highway, have been compensated twice for the same medical expenses and lost earnings; first by their own insurance company under the No-Fault Law (Insurance Law art 18 [now art 51]) and subsequently by the State in settlement of a suit brought in the Court of Claims. In the case now before us, the insurance company seeks to recoup the benefits it paid to the defendants by enforcing a statutory lien against that portion of the damages they received from the State which represents reimbursement for…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Murphy v. American Home Products Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Montgomery v. DanielsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- City of New York v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- State of NY v. Cortelle Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Koerner v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by123 opinions
- Caronia v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2013
- Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1996
- Vigilant Insurance of America v. Housing Authority of El PasoNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- Gaidon v. Guardian Life Insurance of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
- Ackerman v. Price WaterhouseNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
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