Legal Opinion

Union Trust Co. v. Lessovitz

Ohio Court of Appeals

Decided June 8, 1931No. 10098PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAUCK, PJ.

The plaintiff’s claim of subrogation is two-fold. First, it claims by conventional subrogation, that is subrogation by contract, express or implied. Second, it claims legal subrogation, independent of contract.

We find no evidence of an express contract for subrogation. As to subrogation by implied contract and legal subrogation, the distinction seems to us shadowy. What the difference whether we say that the law implies from certain circumstances a contract of subrogation or that the circumstances are such that the law endows the party'with a right of subrogation? Whether it be…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. American Bonding Co. v. National Mechanics BankCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1903

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. JonesOhio Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Simon v. Chase Manhattan Bank (In Re Zaptocky)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit · 1999
  3. Hyde Park Lumber Co. v. West Norwood Building & Loan Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1942
  4. Midland Title Security, Inc. v. CarlsonOhio Court of Appeals · 2007
  5. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. v. MooreOhio Court of Appeals · 1990

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