Legal Opinion

GEICO Insurance v. Bernheim

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided August 30, 2013No. 12-172PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDooley, J.

¶ 1. Defendants, Nancy and Thomas Bernheim, appeal the trial court’s summary judgment decision granting plaintiff GEICO Insurance Company’s claim against them for reimbursement of $10,000 that GEICO had paid defendants under the medical-payments provision of their automobile insurance policy. Although we agree with the trial court that defendants must reimburse GEICO, we reverse and remand for a determination of the proper reimbursement amount.

¶ 2. The facts related to this appeal are not in dispute and can be summarized as follows. Defendants were, at the time of the events leading to this…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Gallipo v. City of RutlandSupreme Court of Vermont · 2005
  2. Hamilton Fire Insurance v. GregerNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
  3. Illinois Automobile Insurance Exchange v. BraunSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
  4. National Union Fire Insurance Company v. GrimesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
  5. Stamato v. QuazzoSupreme Court of Vermont · 1980

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Smiley v. StateSupreme Court of Vermont · 2015
  2. GEICO Insurance Co. v. BernheimSupreme Court of Vermont · 2013
  3. Mooers v. Middlebury CollegeDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 2021
  4. Smiley v. StateSupreme Court of Vermont · 2015

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