Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Carlton
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided May 11, 2001No. 2991014PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This case requires us to decide an issue of first impression in Alabama: whether a worker can receive uninsured-motorist ("UM") benefits under his family automobile liability policy when he is injured on the job by a negligent coworker who is immune to suit because of the exclusivity provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act ("the Act").
In October 1998, Nicholas Shane Carlton was injured in a motor-vehicle accident while acting within the scope of his employment with Montgomery Landscaping Contractors, Inc. Carlton was a passenger in a vehicle owned by his employer and driven by a…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Reed v. BrunsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
- Allstate Ins. Co. v. BoyntonSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
- State Farm Fire and Casualty Company v. LambertSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co., Inc. v. GriffinCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1973
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Walker v. Capstone Building Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2012
- Ex Parte CarltonSupreme Court of Alabama · 2003
- Frazier v. St. Paul Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2003
- William Walker v. Capstone Building Corporation.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2010
- Johnson v. Coregis Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2004
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