Hill v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that an insurer’s subrogation right was extinguished by the insured’s settlement with a tortfea-sor
• recognizing equitable principles underlying subrogation can be modified by contract, but applying equitable principles because record did not include alleged contractual modification
• recognizing equitable principles underlying subrogation can be modified by contract, but applying equitable principles because record did not include alleged contractual modification
• stating that, where the amount of damages is in dispute, summary judgment is inappropriate
• holding insurer’s subrogation rights destroyed by insured’s release with insolvent tortfeasor
• “[T]he insurer’s equitable position cannot be superior to the insured’s unless the insured has been completely compensated.” (emphasis added)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).