Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Bradley
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 13, 1975No. SC 958PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MADDOX, Justice.
This case involves the question of “stacking” uninsured motorist coverage under South Carolina law since the contracts of insurance were made there.
State Farm issued two automobile liability policies to one Bradley covering two vehicles. The cars were principally garaged in South Carolina, and since the policies were issued in South Carolina, we will apply that state’s law.
Bradley, his wife and two children were injured in an automobile accident in Montgomery County, Alabama. The driver of the other vehicle was uninsured. One of Bradley’s children died as a result of injuries…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State Farm Automobile Insurance Co. v. ReavesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
- Laird v. Nationwide InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1964
- Hogan v. Home Insurance Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1973
- Ferguson Ex Rel. Estate of Ferguson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1973
- Boyd v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1973
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3Cited by11 opinions
- LeFevre v. WestberrySupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
- Smith v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2006
- Shook & Fletcher Insulation Co. v. Central Rigging & Contracting Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- American Economy Ins. Co. v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994
- Cotton v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1989
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