COBURN v. ROGERS

No. 4806.

102 N.H. 425 (1960)

PHILIP D. COBURN, d/b/a COBURN & SONS v. JAMES ROGERS.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Decided February 29, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McLane, Carleton, Graf, Greene & Brown and David L. Nixon (Mr. Nixon orally), for the plaintiff.

Devine, Millimet & McDonough and Bartram C. Branch (Mr. Branch orally), for the defendant.


LAMPRON, J.

Plaintiff's position is stated in his brief as follows: "The right of subrogation is an equitable one . . . Whether it may be the basis for recovery back by an insurer from its insured of policy proceeds paid, after recovery by the latter from a tort-feasor, depends generally upon what justice requires in the particular situation. Such recovery back is uniformly denied where, as here, the insured's losses and expenses exceed the insurance award and recovery...

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