Legal Opinion

Grimes v. Alfa Mutual Insurance Co.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided January 27, 2017No. 1150041PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOLIN, Justice.

Warren Grimes and Johanna Grimes appeal from a declaratory judgment holding that a liability policy issued by Alfa Mutual Insurance Company (“Alfa”) did not provide coverage for a user of an automobile who did not have the express permission of the owner or drivers covered by the policy.

Facts and Procedural History

On May 7, 2010, Teresa Boop added liability coverage and uninsured/underin-sured-motorist coverage for a pickup truck to her automobile insurance with Alfa. Boop also added her minor son as a driver under the policy. Boop’s son was listed as the rated driver for the…

2Cases cited49 opinions

  1. Blue Cross and Blue Shield v. HodurskiSupreme Court of Alabama · 2004
  2. League of Women Voters v. RenfroSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
  3. State Farm Automobile Insurance Co. v. ReavesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
  4. Eubanks v. HaleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1999
  5. City of Bessemer v. McClainSupreme Court of Alabama · 2006

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Ex parte City of Orange Beach PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS (In re: Sara Pearl Fahrmann, individually and as personal representative of the Estate of Patrick Christopher Fahrmann v. City of Orange Beach) (Baldwin Circuit Court: CV-21-901218).Supreme Court of Alabama · 2025
  2. S.B. v. K.J. (In re K.J.)Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2018
  3. S.B. v. K.J. (In re K.J.)Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2018
  4. Safeway Ins. Co. of Ala., Inc. v. ThomasCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2018
  5. Safeway Ins. Co. of Ala., Inc. v. ThomasCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2018

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