Rittenhouse v. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp.

MVAIC appeals in this case contending that it should be permitted to deduct from the indemnification that it is required to pay to respondents the amount that the Travelers Insurance Company has already paid to its "insureds”. We conclude that the amount which MVAIC must pay to respondents may not be reduced by the amount paid to "insureds” by their own insurance company.

As the result of a July 29, 1965 auto accident between an automobile driven by Mary L. Downey (mother of Robert Downey, Jr., and daughter of Ethel Rittenhouse, both passen*3gers in Mrs. Downey’s vehicle) and an automobile…