American Insurance Co. v. City of Milwaukee

This case is almost a rerun of the appeal involving other insurance carriers similarly situated and the city of Milwaukee. 1

What is different is that the insurers then sought reimbursement from the city as subrogees. Now they seek such reimbursement as assignees. They have changed costumes. Where earlier they appeared in the garments of equity-seeking subrogees, they return clad in the armor plate of assignees. Their claim, with which the trial court agreed, is that the change in attire entitles them to receive at law exactly what they were denied in equity. However, what was intended as a…