Legal Opinion

Walker v. GuideOne Specialty Mut. Ins. Co.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided May 10, 2002No. 1000964PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Lola M. Walker appeals from the trial court's summary judgment for GuideOne Specialty Mutual Insurance Company. The trial court held that GuideOne was not obligated to pay Walker uninsured-motorist benefits under Walker's automobile insurance policy because the policy required a claimant to present competent evidence other than the testimony of the insured to prove the facts of an accident for which a claim was made in which there was "no physical contact with the hit-and-run vehicle." The only evidence Walker offered was her testimony as to the events causing the accident. We reverse and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Watts v. Preferred Risk Mut. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1982
  2. Criterion Ins. Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
  3. Pasterchick v. Insurance Co. of No. AmericaNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1977
  4. Alabama Farm Bureau Mut. Cas. Ins. Co. v. CainCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1982
  5. Peachtree Cas. Ins. Co., Inc. v. SharptonSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Cherokee Ins. Co., Inc. v. SanchesSupreme Court of Alabama · 2007
  2. Ex Parte State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2004
  3. Kimbrough v. Safeway Insurance Co. of AlabamaSupreme Court of Alabama · 2013
  4. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. BennettSupreme Court of Alabama · 2007
  5. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. MasonCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2007

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