If there is recovery under this chapter against an owner, bailee of an owner, or personal representative of a decedent, the owner, bailee of an owner, or personal representative of a decedent is subrogated to all the rights of the person injured or whose property has been injured and may recover from the operator the total amount of any judgment and costs recovered against the owner, bailee of an owner, or personal representative of a decedent.
Cal. Veh. Code § 17153
Private Owners
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case 251 Cal. App. 2d 942 - Home Indemnity Co. v. Mission Insurance (1967)
Most recently applied in 25 Cal. App. 4th 1242 - Grand Rent a Car Corp. v. 20th Century Insurance (June 1994)
Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 702.
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