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· 4/21/1978

Great American Insurance Company v. United States

Citations

  • 575 F.2d 1031
  • 1978 U.S. App. LEXIS 11536

How courts have described this case

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

  • subro-gation is an “exclusively derivative remedy which depends upon the claim of the insured and is subject to whatever defenses the tort-feasor has against the insured”
  • distinguishing between subrogation rights and implied action for indemnification
  • discussing differences between indemnity and subrogation

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Judges: Gewin, Mulligan, Miller

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