Legal Opinion

American Liberty Insurance Co. v. Amsouth Bank

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided January 18, 2002No. 1001641PublishedCited by 88 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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This case involves the right of a surety of an estate to sue to recover funds from a bank that paid a check made out to the estate and endorsed by the person who was appointed conservator of the estate before that person's appointment as conservator. American Liberty Insurance Company ("ALIC"), as surety for the conservator of the estate of Mathe Bernard Sumrall, appeals the Mobile Circuit Court's summary judgment in favor of AmSouth Bank, and the trial court's…

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Nationwide Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. DPF ARCHITECTSSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
  2. Salsman v. National Community Bank of RutherfordNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1968
  3. INTERNATIONAL UNDERWRITERS v. LiaoSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
  4. Equipment Distributors, Inc. v. Charter Oak Bank & Trust Co.Connecticut Superior Court · 1977
  5. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh v. Riggs National Bank of WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994

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3Cited by88 opinions

  1. Ex Parte EssarySupreme Court of Alabama · 2007
  2. Potter v. First Real Estate Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2002
  3. Vesta Fire Ins. Corp. v. Milam & Co. Constr., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2004
  4. Bockman v. WCH, LLCSupreme Court of Alabama · 2006
  5. General Motors Corp. v. KilgoreSupreme Court of Alabama · 2002

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