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American Life Insurance Co. v. Shell

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided September 13, 1956No. 6 Div. 958PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STAKELY, 'Justice.

This is a suit for libel by Claude Shell (appellee) against the American Life Insurance Company and its President, Thomas W. Wert (appellants), for publishing the following alleged defamatory matter by writing it in a letter to the plaintiff and sending a copy thereof to a Mr. Forsyth, a business associate of the plaintiff. The letter is as follows.

“American Life Insurance Company
“Birmingham 3, Alabama
“September 20, 1952
“Thomas W. Wert
“President
“Mr. Claud Shell
“Bueno Vista Hotel
“Biloxi, Mississippi
“Dear Sir:
“On September the 4th, I wrote you that I had been informed that you…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Story Parchment Co. v. Paterson Parchment Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Allison v. ChandlerMichigan Supreme Court · 1863
  3. Parrish v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1903
  4. Washington Times Co. v. BonnerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1936
  5. Gilbert v. KennedyMichigan Supreme Court · 1871

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Nat. SEC. Fire & Cas. Co. v. BowenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
  2. Super Valu Stores, Inc. v. PetersonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
  3. Hartford Accident Indemnity Company v. CosbySupreme Court of Alabama · 1965
  4. Smith v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000
  5. KW Plastics v. United States Can Co.District Court, M.D. Alabama · 2001

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