Legal Opinion

Calvert v. CASUALTY RECIPROCAL EXCH. INS.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 11, 1988No. 86-726PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of an insurer, and the question presented is whether there was sufficient evidence presented to the trial court on plaintiff's fraud and bad faith claims to defeat the insurer's motion for summary judgment.

The plaintiff, Jerry Calvert, had a commercial automobile insurance policy with Casualty Reciprocal Exchange Insurance Company ("CRE"). The policy was issued through the Houseal Insurance Agency. For reasons unrelated to this appeal, that coverage was dropped. However, Tammie L. Reynolds, the personal lines underwriter at Houseal, wrote a…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Wilson v. BrownSupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
  2. National SEC. Fire & Cas. Co. v. BowenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
  3. Chavers v. National SEC. Fire & Cas. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  4. Gulf Atlantic Life Ins. Co. v. BarnesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  5. Aspinwall v. GowensSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Ex Parte General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1999
  2. ALFA Mut. Ins. Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
  3. Standard Plan, Inc. v. TuckerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
  4. Hail v. Regency Terrace Owners Ass'nSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000
  5. Dare Productions, Inc. v. AlabamaCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1990

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