Legal Opinion

Easterling v. Progressive Specialty Ins. Co.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided September 15, 2017No. 1150833PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHAW, Justice.

Hershel Eugene Easterling, both individually and as the personal representative of the estate of Charlotte Easterling, appeals from a summary judgment in favor of Progressive Specialty Insurance Company ("Progressive") on his claims seeking uninsured/underinsured-motorist ("UIM") benefits. We reverse and remand.

Facts and Procedural History

In December 2014, Hershel and his wife, Charlotte Easterling, were injured when their vehicle was rear-ended in Chilton County by a vehicle driven by Ashley Marie McCartney. In April 2015, the Easterlings sued McCartney in the Chilton Circuit…

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2Cases cited63 opinions

  1. West v. Founders Life Assur. Co. of FloridaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
  2. Local Loan Co. v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  3. Bass v. SOUTHTRUST BANK OF BALDWIN CTY.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1989
  4. Wilson v. BrownSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
  5. In Re Charles Ellsworth Krohn AKA Charles E. Krohn, Appellant/debtorCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. v. Shelter Mutual InsuranceColorado Court of Appeals · 2019
  2. In re: Altonio Spencer v. State of AlabamaSupreme Court of Alabama · 2026

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