Legal Opinion
Gardner v. Cumis Ins. Soc., Inc.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 21, 1991No. 89-1756PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Cumis Insurance Society, Inc.
The issue is whether the insurance policy issued to the plaintiff's employer covered attorney fees incurred by the plaintiff.
The plaintiff, Phillip Eugene Gardner, was employed as a collections officer for the Anniston Ordnance Depot Federal Credit Union (hereinafter "AOD Credit Union") from 1981 to 1984. Gardner collected money owed on past-due accounts, repossessed automobiles and mobile homes, and displayed the repossessed automobiles and mobile homes for sale.
On July 31, 1987, Gardner was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Upton v. Mississippi Valley Title Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1985
- Johnson v. Allstate Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1987
- Armstrong v. Security Insurance GroupSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
- Best v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- Naviera Despina, Inc. v. Cooper Shipping Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. Alabama · 1987
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Insurance Co. of North America v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Brown MacH. Works & Supply Co. v. Ins. Co. of North Am.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1995
- WESTERN WORLD INS. v. City of TuscumbiaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
- Carpet Installation v. ALFA MUT. INS.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1993
- Brown & Lacounte, L.L.P. v. Westport Insurance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
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