Legal Opinion
Lyons v. GEICO Ins. Co.
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided January 17, 1997No. 2950876PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from the denial of an award of an attorney fee in an insurance subrogation case.
On January 7, 1994, Faye Lyons, the owner and driver of an automobile, and Rhea Lyons, her daughter and passenger, were injured in an automobile accident. In January 1994, the Lyonses sued Marion Berry, the driver of the other automobile, alleging that Berry had negligently or wantonly operated her vehicle and had thereby caused personal injury to the Lyonses and property damage to Faye's vehicle.
GEICO Insurance Company, Faye's insurer, moved to intervene, alleging that it had paid Faye…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- INTERNATIONAL UNDERWRITERS v. LiaoSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- CNA Ins. Companies v. Johnson GalleriesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994
- Alston v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1995
- Geico Ins. Co. v. LyonsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1995
- Mathews v. Bankers Life & Casualty Co.District Court, M.D. Alabama · 1988
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- Whigham v. Estate of WhighamCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2000
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