Legal Opinion

Home Insurance Company v. Graydon

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided July 16, 1976PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether the trial Court erred in finding that Buster Corley, at the time of the accident in question, was not an employee of Walter Graydon within the meaning of the exclusionary clause of the insurance policy issued by the defendant, The Home Insurance Company, to Graydon.

We affirm. We hold that The Home Insurance Company is under a duty to defend Graydon in a suit brought for personal injuries by Corley.

The pertinent facts are as follows. Corley had been previously employed by Walter Graydon, the owner of Decatur Food Freezer Service. At the time…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Sterling Oil of Oklahoma, Inc. v. PackSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
  2. Moore-Handley Hardware Co. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1939
  3. William Max Ward, a Minor, Suing by His Mother and Next Friend, Jewell Ward v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. South Alabama Skills Training Consortium v. FordCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2008
  2. Peterson v. Lowndes County Bd. of Educ.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2007
  3. SO. ALA. SKILLS TRAINING CONSORTIUM v. FordCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2008

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API