Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Beane
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 6, 1995PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ZAPPALA, Justice.
This case requires us to determine the effect of payment received by an injured accident victim from her own underinsured motorist carrier on any claims the victim has against the tortfeasor. For the reasons enumerated herein, we hold that when an injured party is fully compensated for a particular loss by her underinsurance carrier, her right to sue the tortfeasor is extinguished. By operation of law, the underinsurance carrier acquires the right to sue the tortfeasor to recover the amount it paid its insured.
A recitation of the complex factual scenario allows a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Terletsky v. Prudential Property & Casualty InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Reilly v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Guy v. LiederbachSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Gray v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Associated Hospital Service v. PustilnikSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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3Cited by78 opinions
- Steamfitters Local Union No. 420 Welfare Fund v. Philip Morris, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Birth Center v. St. Paul Companies, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
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- Moorhead v. Crozer Chester Medical CenterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Adamski v. Allstate Insurance Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
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