Legal Opinion

State Farm Automobile Insurance Co. v. Reaves

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 7, 1974No. SC 450PublishedCited by 104 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BLOODWORTH, Justice.

I

The primary question presented by this appeal is whether the trial court erred in ruling that the policy exclusion of uninsured motorist coverage to an insured while driving a motor vehicle (owned by a resident of the named insured’s household) which is not described in the policy is void as violative of Alabama’s Uninsured Motorist Statute, Tit. 36, § 74(62a), Code of Alabama of 1940, as amended. We hold that the trial court did not err, the provision is void, and we affirm.

The parties to this appeal appear to agree upon the basic facts in this cause. Appellee James…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Mullis v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1971
  2. Higgins v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
  3. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. CahoonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1971
  4. Harper v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1895
  5. Thompson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1852

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3Cited by104 opinions

  1. Calvert v. Farmers Ins. Co. of ArizonaArizona Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. McMichaelSupreme Court of Colorado · 1995
  3. Welch v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Nygaard v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1974
  5. Westchester Fire Insurance Company v. TuckerTexas Supreme Court · 1974

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