Legal Opinion

NATIONAL SECURITY FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY v. Maurice DeWITT

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided November 18, 2011No. 1091225PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WISE, Justice.

The remaining defendant below, National Security Fire & Casualty Company (“National Security”), appeals an order of the Mobile Circuit Court certifying a class action.

Facts and Procedural History

The plaintiff, Maurice DeWitt, lived in a mobile home in Theodore. On August 29, 2005, DeWitt’s mobile home and storage shed were damaged during Hurricane Katrina. At the time of the loss, DeWitt had a homeowner’s insurance policy with National Security, and DeWitt filed a claim with National Security regarding the loss. Subsequently, an insurance adjuster with National Security went to…

2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. Amchem Products, Inc. v. WindsorSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  2. Armstrong v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
  3. Smilow v. Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
  4. Cox v. American Cast Iron Pipe Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  5. Mills v. Foremost InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. McKinnie v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.District Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2018
  2. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association v. Peterson Produce, Inc.District Court, S.D. Alabama · 2019

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