Legal Opinion
American Mut. Liability Ins. Co. v. Agricola Furnace
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided October 6, 1938No. 7 Div. 506PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOSTER, Justice.
The purpose of this suit is to have a declaratory judgment to determine whether the respondent as an insurer of complainant is bound by its contract of insurance to -defend a certain suit at law against complainant by Jimmie L. Reed. The relief sought is well within the remedy provided by statute. Acts 1935, page 777; United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Hearn, 233 Ala. 31, 170 So. 59; Auto Mutual Ind. Co. v. Moore, 235 Ala. 426, 179 So. 368.
The question is whether the complaint as now constructed, having been amended several times, shows 'a cause of action within the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Victory Sparkler & Specialty Co. v. FrancksCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1925
- Gentry v. Swann Chemical Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1937
- Howell v. City of DothanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1937
- Equitable Accident Insurance v. OsbornSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
- O'Bar v. Southern Life Health Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1936
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Garrett v. Raytheon Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1979
- Continental Cas. Ins. Co. v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
- Canadian Radium & Uranium Corp. v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North AmericaIllinois Supreme Court · 1952
- Avco Corporation v. Precision Air Parts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- United States Fire Insurance Co. v. McCormickSupreme Court of Alabama · 1970
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