Legal Opinion
Bulger v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 10, 1995No. 1931775PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Maudine Bulger was involved in an automobile accident with Monica Larue, who was insured by State Farm Automobile Insurance Company ("State Farm"). Soon thereafter, Bulger sued State Farm, alleging that, in its settlement negotiations with her, State Farm had committed fraud by failing to inform her that she could receive the costs of a rental car under Larue's liability policy.1 The trial court entered a summary judgment in favor of State Farm. Bulger appeals.
The dispositive issue is whether State Farm owed Bulger a duty to inform her of rental car benefits she could have obtained under…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hardy v. Blue Cross and Blue ShieldSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
- King v. National Foundation Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- McCausland v. Tide-Mayflower Mov. & StorageSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
- Marija Wolff, Individually And/or as of the Estate of C. Robert Wolff v. Allstate Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- Keeler v. ChastangSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
3Cited by6 opinions
- State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. OwenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1999
- Barnett v. Funding Plus of America, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1999
- Lewis v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1997
- Ex Parte Life Ins. Co. of GeorgiaSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
- Military Insurance Specialists, Inc. v. Life Insurance Co. of GeorgiaCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1999
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