· 11/10/1893
Dewey v. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milawaukee Railway Co.
Citations
- 97 Mich. 329
- 56 N.W. 756
- 1893 Mich. LEXIS 888
How courts have described this case
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- insurer notified both tortfeasor and his insurance carrier of its subrogation interest prior to settlement
- tortfeasor waives his right to invoke rule against splitting a single cause of action where tortfeasor has notice of insurer's subrogation claim prior to settling with the insured
- subrogation involves the substitution of an insurer by operation of law to the rights of the insured because of the insurer’s preexisting duty to pay the insured for the loss
- insurer is entitled to pursue its subrogation rights upon payment of a loss
- all three terms used throughout opinion
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Judges: Campbell, Champlin, Grant, Hooker, Long, McGrath, Montgomery, Morse
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