Legal Opinion

Hanna v. Riggs

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 4, 1976PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This case is an appeal from a judgment for plaintiff-appellee in a wrongful death action brought by the administrator of the estate of Harry Hanna, against Hanna's wife, Marlene Hanna, who shot and killed Hanna with a pistol. This court affirms.

Prior to the filing of this action these same parties were involved in a declaratory judgment action filed by Riggs, as administrator of Hanna's estate, in behalf of Hanna's children by a prior marriage, to determine who would recover the proceeds of insurance policies on Hanna's life. Two policies were uncontested by the insurance companies, which…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Freeman v. HallSupreme Court of Alabama · 1970
  2. Leach v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1944
  3. Sanders v. ScarveySupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
  4. Leach v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1944
  5. Castleberry v. HollingsworthSupreme Court of Alabama · 1927

10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Smith v. AmSouth Bank, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2004
  2. Hearn v. Southern Life & Health Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1984
  3. Coxwell v. WhatleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1979
  4. Kempaner v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  5. Lor, Inc. v. Seumas Iain Cowley, as Representative of Those Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, LondonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994

3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API