Legal Opinion
United States Fidelity & Guar. Co. v. BONITZ, ETC.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 30, 1982No. 81-391, 81-445PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from a declaratory judgment entered in favor of plaintiff Bonitz Insulation Company. The court held that the appellants, USFG and Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of Wisconsin, were both liable under insurance policies issued to Bonitz if a judgment were rendered against Bonitz and that both companies owed to Bonitz a duty to defend it in the action brought by the City of Midfield.
On June 9, 1972, Bonitz entered into a contract with the City of Midfield, Alabama, for the construction of the roofing and insulation on a gymnasium as part of a larger school…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- American Liberty Insurance Company v. SoulesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1972
- Southern Guaranty Insurance Co. v. ThomasSupreme Court of Alabama · 1976
- Aetna Ins. Co. v. Pete Wilson Roofing & Heat. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1972
- Employers Insurance Co. of Alabama, Inc. v. RivesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
- Employers Casualty Company v. Brown-McKee, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1968
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3Cited by54 opinions
- US Fidelity & Guar. Co. v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
- United States v. Conservation Chemical Co.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1986
- Johnson v. Allstate Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1987
- HARTFORD INS. v. Merchants & Farmers BankSupreme Court of Alabama · 2005
- Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. v. Wheelwright Trucking Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2002
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