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Meyer Koulish Co v Cannon
Meyer Koulish Co. v. Cannon, 213 Cal. App. 2d 419, 28 Cal. Rptr. 757 (1963)
Key Principle
An insurer that has indemnified an owner/bailor for loss of property is equitably subrogated to the owner's contractual rights against a bailee who, by agreement, assumed the risk of loss, the bailee having accepted primary liability so that the equities favour the insurer.
Area of Law
General
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