Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Mount Vernon Fire Insurance v. Highway Trailer Co.

385 U.S. 834

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1966-10-10
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • "ordinarily the rights of a loss payee are derivative and cannot exceed those of the insured.... But it is also true that a loss payee acquires independent ‘equitable rights, which the insurer is bound to regard’ ”

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Sup. Ct. N. J. Certiorari denied.