Opinion · Supreme Court of North Carolina
Buchanan v. Buchanan
319 N.C. 224
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of North Carolina
- Jurisdiction
- North Carolina
- Date
- 1987-03-04
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- release of tort-feasor without consent of UIM insurer also discharged UIM insurer as a matter of law because of derivative nature of insurer’s liability
- release of tortfeasor without consent of UIM insurer also discharged UIM insurer as a matter of law because of derivative nature of insurer's liability
- The release of the tort-feasor without the consent of the underinsured motorist carrier discharges the carrier because of the derivative nature of the insurer’s liability
- The release of the tortfeasor without the consent of the underinsured motorist carrier discharges the carrier because of the derivative nature of the insurer's liability.
Citator
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- Authority status
- pending
- Cited by
- 17 opinions
- Distinguished
- 2 times
Petition by plaintiff for discretionary review pursuant to G.S. 7A-31 denied 4 March 1987.