Legal Opinion
Higgins v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided February 7, 1973No. Civ. 57PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WRIGHT, Presiding Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant, a minor, brought suit by next friend against Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company as an insured under the Uninsured Motorist provision of her father’s insurance policy. Plaintiff was injured in a one vehicle accident while a passenger on a school bus belonging to Jefferson County, Alabama. Neither the county nor the driver were covered by liability insurance.
In answer to the complaint, appellee-Nationwide filed 4 pleas. Plea 1 was the general issue. Plea 2 alleged failure of notice of the accident as soon as practicable as required by the terms of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Safeco Insurance Co. of America v. JonesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1970
- Groome v. Freyn Engineering Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1940
- American Southern Insurance Co. v. Dime Taxi Svc., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1963
- Nicholson v. Good Samaritan HospitalSupreme Court of Florida · 1940
- Glen R. Vaught v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Clark v. Regent Insurance Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1978
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- In Re Adoption of MMWyoming Supreme Court · 1982
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