Legal Opinion

Sheehan v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided January 27, 1972No. 6 Div. 888PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*140BLOODWORTH, Justice.

This is an appeal by one of several claimants to the proceeds of the uninsured motorists coverage under an automobile liability .insurance policy after a decree was rendered awarding the proceeds to the several claimants on a pro rata basis.

The insurance company paid $17,000 into court by Bill of Interpleader, alleging there were three claimants to the fund and that their claims exceeded the policy limits of $20,000. The insurer claimed a reduction of $3,000 from the policy limits for the amounts it had paid the three claimants under the “Medical Expense Coverage” of the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Chapman v. Rivers Construction CompanySupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
  2. Gulf American Fire & Casualty Company v. GowanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
  3. Union Springs Telephone Company v. GreenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
  4. Jennings v. JenningsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
  5. Burchfield v. BevansCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1957

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Ex Parte HornSupreme Court of Alabama · 1998
  2. Phillips v. KnightSupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
  3. Perdue v. RobertsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1975
  4. Bownes v. Winston CountySupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
  5. Almeida v. State Farm Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1974

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