Legal Opinion
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Hearn
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 11, 1936No. 8 Div. 730PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Justice.
The bill was by the surety company and •sought to be maintained under the recent Declaratory Judgment Act. Gen.Acts 1935, pp. 777-779.
The bill as amended was challenged by demurrer, and the application for temporary injunction was heard on affidavits and oral testimony. The decree denied injunctive aid to prevent the hearing of suits at law; demurrer was sustained, and the bill was dismissed.
An object of the amended bill was to obtain.an adjudication of appellant’s liability to defend the several pending suits against McCoy Hearn, as owner and driver of an automobile, for…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Malley v. American Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
- Post v. Metropolitan Casualty InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1929
- Jefferson County v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936
- Sauriolle v. O'GormanSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1932
- Ohio Casualty Ins. Co. v. PlummerDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1935
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Trinity Universal Insurance v. WillrichWashington Supreme Court · 1942
- Johnson v. Allstate Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1987
- Columbia Casualty Co. v. ZimmermanSupreme Court of Florida · 1952
- Scott v. Alabama State Bridge CorporationSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936
- Wooten v. RodenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1954
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