Legal Opinion
L & S Roofing Supply Co. v. ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 18, 1987No. 86-391-CERPublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pursuant to Rule 18, A.R.App.P., this Court consented to answer the following question certified by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama:
"Whether, in a situation where (a) the insurer has a contractual duty to provide a defense for all covered claims asserted by a third party against the insured and (b) the insurer elects to provide such a defense under a 'reservation of rights' because some of the claims asserted (or damages demanded) against the insured are not covered by the indemnification portion of the policy, counsel retained by the insurer has such a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Tank v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1986
- San Diego Navy Federal Credit Union v. Cumis Insurance SocietyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
- Continental Insurance Co. v. Bayless & Roberts, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1980
- Nandorf, Inc. v. CNA Insurance CompaniesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
- Waite v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Strength v. Alabama Dept. of FinanceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1993
- Colonial Life & Accident Insurance v. Hartford Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
- St. Paul Fire & Marine v. EDGE MEMORIALSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
- Mitchum v. HudgensSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
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