Legal Opinion
Tanner v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided August 1, 2003No. 1010888PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The defendants Elton O. Tanner, Jr. ("Tanner"), and Tanner Company, P.C. ("Tanner Co."), appeal a summary judgment for the plaintiff State Farm Fire Casualty Company in a declaratory judgment action. The judgment declared that a State Farm liability insurance policy ("the policy") did not cover Tanner and Tanner Co. for a lawsuit Wayne R. Mitchell had filed against them ("Mitchell's lawsuit"). We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand with directions.
Facts
Mitchell, a partner in two partnerships named MASCO I and MASCO IV, sued the other partners, including Tanner, for suppression; breach…
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