Cincinnati Ins. Co. v. City of Talladega

Plaintiff, Cincinnati Insurance Company, began this litigation by filing suit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama seeking to have surety bonds issued in its name declared invalid and unenforceable. Judgment was entered against plaintiff, and plaintiff appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

The Court of Appeals encountered uncertainty in the Alabama law applicable to the case and certified to this Court certain questions of law pursuant to Article 6, § 140 (b)(3), Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended in 1973, viz.:

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