Legal Opinion

Edwards v. Alabama Farm Bureau Mutual Casualty Insurance Co.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided August 17, 1990No. 88-1300PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KENNEDY, Justice.

This Court granted certiorari review in this case to determine whether the Court of Civil Appeals erred in affirming the trial court’s judgment setting attorney fees. We reverse and remand.

*492The issue is whether the trial court abused its discretion in setting attorney fees that it awarded. This action was originally filed in 1982 and has previously been before this Court and the Court of Civil Appeals. The facts underlying the case are reported in detail in Edwards v. Alabama Farm Bureau Mutual Casualty Insurance Co., 453 So.2d 746 (Ala.Civ.App.1983); and Edwards v. Alabama…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Melvin McGowan v. King, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  2. Edwards v. ALABAMA FARM BUREAU MUT. CAS. INS.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1986
  3. Edwards v. ALA. FARM BUREAU MUT. CAS.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1984
  4. Edwards v. Alabama Farm Bureau Mutual Casualty Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1987
  5. Edwards v. Alabama Farm Bureau Mutual Casualty Insurance Co.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1989

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Ex Parte EdwardsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
  2. Beal Bank, SSB v. SchilleciSupreme Court of Alabama · 2004
  3. Edwards v. Alabama Farm Bureau Mutual Casualty Insurance Co.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1991
  4. Edwards v. Alabama Farm Bureau Mutual Casualty Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1992
  5. Ex Parte EdwardsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992

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