Legal Opinion
American Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. Werfel
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided November 21, 1935No. 3 Div. 146PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Justice.
The equity of the bill and the sufficiency of its averments on the points of attack by the defendant’s demurrer were sustained on the former appeal. American Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. Werfel et al., 230 Ala. 552, 162 So. 103.
After the affirmance of the decree on demurrer in the appeal just mentioned, Graham, the judgment debtor, made no further appearance, but suffered a decree pro confesso to be entered against him.
The other defendant, Graham’s insurer, fded an answer asserting two grounds of defense: First, that punitive damages were included in the recovery against Graham…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- American Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. WerfelSupreme Court of Alabama · 1935
- Hood v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1935
- Indemnity Co. of America v. BollasSupreme Court of Alabama · 1931
- Interstate Casualty Co. of Birmingham v. MartinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1921
- Connell v. Commonwealth Casualty Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1921
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Northwestern National Casualty Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin v. Edward A. McNulty and Walter Scott SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Anthony v. FrithMississippi Supreme Court · 1981
- Creech v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1987
- Harbin v. MooreSupreme Court of Alabama · 1937
- State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. v. BurwellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936
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