NORTH STAR MUTUAL INSURANCE v. STEWART

No. S-21-485.

970 N.W.2d 461 (2022)

311 Neb. 33

NORTH STAR MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, as subrogee of Julie Blazer, appellee, v. Travis STEWART, appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

Filed February 25, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jared J. Krejci , Grand Island, of Smith, Johnson, Allen, Connick & Hansen, for appellant.

Brad Entwistle , of Walentine O'Toole, L.L.P., for appellee.

Heavican, C.J., Miller-Lerman, Cassel, Stacy, Funke, Papik, and Freudenberg, JJ.


The issue in this appeal is whether North Star Mutual Insurance Company (North Star) violated the rule against claim splitting when it filed a subrogation action in its own name, without joining its insured. The county court dismissed North Star's complaint without prejudice on that basis, and...

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