Legal Opinion
Bush v. Alabama Farm Bureau Mutual Casualty Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided February 1, 1991No. 89-589PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHORES, Justice.
Alabama Farm Bureau Mutual Casualty Insurance Company, Inc., sought a judgment declaring that it had no obligation to pay the claim of Keith Lamar Bush and Bonnie Dukes Bush made under a homeowner’s policy. It claimed that the Bushes’ alleged loss was the result of arson. After a trial on the merits, the jury found in favor of Farm Bureau. The Bushes appeal from the judgment entered on that verdict. We affirm.
On April 25, 1986, a house in Lowndes County, Alabama, belonging to the Bushes, was destroyed by fire. There were several fires at the Bush house that day — one at 8:00…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- National SEC. Fire & Cas. Co. v. BowenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
- National Sav. Life Ins. Co. v. DuttonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
- Ex Parte WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- Perry v. BrakefieldSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
- Great Southwest Fire Ins. Co. v. StoneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Lance, Inc. v. RamanauskasSupreme Court of Alabama · 1999
- Williams v. Allstate Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1991
- Jefferson County v. SOUTHERN NATURAL GASSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
- Bush v. Ford Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1996
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