Legal Opinion
FIRST MERCURY SYNDICATE v. Franklin County
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 25, 1993No. 1911638PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
First Mercury Syndicate, Inc. ("FMS"), appeals from a judgment declaring that FMS owed a duty to defend and/or indemnify its insureds — Franklin County, the Franklin County Commission, and Larry Plott, the sheriff of Franklin County — against the wrongful death claim asserted by Willa Thomson, the administratrix of the estate of the deceased, Harold McCarley. The issue is whether the language in the insurance policy excluded Thomson's claim from coverage.
On October 8, 1986, Franklin County purchased professional liability insurance for its law enforcement officers from The Star Pool, a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hickox v. StoverSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- Upton v. Mississippi Valley Title Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1985
- Altiere v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of AlabamaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- Langley v. MUT. FIRE, MARINE & INLAND INS.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1987
- Amerisure Ins. Companies v. AllstateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
3Cited by14 opinions
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- Reed v. BD. OF TRUSTEES FOR AL. STATE UNIV.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2000
- Pritchett v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2002
- Woodall v. Alfa Mut. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1995
- Auto-Owners Ins. v. American Cent. Ins.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1999
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