Section 12-306 - Same - Effect of settlement of property damage claim.
§ 12-306. Same - Effect of settlement of property damage claim.
A settlement made by an insurer or a self-insurer approved under § 17-103(a) of the Transportation Article under a motor vehicle liability insurance policy of a claim arising from an accident or other event for damage to or destruction of property owned by another person:
(1) may not be construed as an admission of liability by the insured or recognition of liability by the insurer or self-insurer with respect to another claim arising from the same accident or event; and
(2) does not preclude a claim for bodily injury or other claims outside the scope of the settlement.
[An. Code 1957, art. 48A, §§ 384A, 384B; 1995, ch. 36.]