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· 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

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • 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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