Legal Opinion

LeFevre v. Westberry

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided July 26, 1991No. 1900057PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is an uninsured motorist case. The insured, James LeFevre, presents three issues on appeal to this Court: (1) whether he is entitled to recover damages for the alleged bad faith of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company ("State Farm"); (2) whether he is entitled to recover advance payments under his policy providing uninsured motorist benefits pending a final determination of the extent of his loss, and (3) whether he is entitled to recover interest on the tendered policy limits.

FACTS

In July 1988 LeFevre was injured in an automobile accident with an uninsured motorist. At that…

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2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Beck v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeUtah Supreme Court · 1985
  2. National SEC. Fire & Cas. Co. v. BowenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
  3. Chavers v. National SEC. Fire & Cas. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  4. National Sav. Life Ins. Co. v. DuttonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
  5. State Farm Automobile Insurance Co. v. ReavesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974

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3Cited by57 opinions

  1. Williams v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  2. Cindy Keefe v. Prudential Property and Casualty Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
  3. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. ShraderWyoming Supreme Court · 1994
  4. Acceptance Ins. Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
  5. Pontius v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2005

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