New York Supreme Court March 15, 1978 (Government Employees Insurance v. Royal Globe Insurance)

OPINION OF THE COURT

Martin B. Stecher, J.

This is an action in which an insurance carrier, Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) which paid first-party benefits (Insurance Law, § 672) to its assured, Rubin Kopels and to Kopels’ passenger, Clyne, seeks reimbursement by way of a lien on the injured parties’ recoveries or from the carrier, Royal Globe Insurance Co.