right of subrogation
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From 371 U.S. 132 - Pearlman v. Reliance Insurance · 1962Most cited · 1,230 citing opinions
probably there are few doctrines better established than that a surety who pays the debt of another is entitled to all the rights of the person he paid to enforce his right to be reimbursed. This rule, widely applied in this country and generally known as the right of subrogation