Legal Opinion

Chandler v. Commercial Union Ins. Co.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 22, 1985No. 83-1104PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from a summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Commercial Union Insurance Company, Inc. (Commercial Union), in a bad-faith-refusal-to-pay case brought by plaintiff, B. Keith Chandler d/b/a Keith Chandler Construction Company. We affirm.

The present lawsuit is an outgrowth of a prior action also brought by plaintiff in which plaintiff sought to have reformation of an insurance policy issued by this defendant in order to obtain coverage on plaintiff's truck, which had sustained fire damage.

Chandler, a construction contractor, was engaged in installing water and sewer lines and doing…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. National Sav. Life Ins. Co. v. DuttonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
  2. Wheeler v. First Ala. Bk. of BirminghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978
  3. Safeco Ins. Co. of America v. SimsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
  4. Sterling Oil of Oklahoma, Inc. v. PackSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
  5. McGruder v. B & L Construction Company, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1976

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Porn v. National Grange Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
  2. Ben Villarreal Jr., Cleo Martinez, and Lacasa Martinez Texmex, Inc. v. United Fire & Casualty Company D/B/A United Fire GroupSupreme Court of Iowa · 2016
  3. Broughton v. Merchants Nat. Bank of MobileSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
  4. Smith v. Scott Paper Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1993
  5. Barton v. American Red CrossDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1992

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