Legal Opinion
United Services Automobile Ass'n v. Hobbs
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided March 28, 2003No. 2010780PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YATES, Presiding Judge.
John V. Hobbs sued United Services Automobile Association (“USAA”)on November 3, 1999, alleging a breach of contract, fraud, bad-faith denial of an insurance claim, and the tort of outrage. Hobbs sought to recover both compensatory and punitive damages. USAA answered on December 6, 1999, denying the allegations contained in the complaint and affirmatively alleging that Hobbs had failed to cooperate and had misrepresented certain material facts during the course of its investigation of his claim.
The case proceeded to trial before a jury on October 31, 2001. At the close…
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2Cases cited20 opinions
- West v. Founders Life Assur. Co. of FloridaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- National SEC. Fire & Cas. Co. v. BowenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
- Chavers v. National SEC. Fire & Cas. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1981
- Carter v. HendersonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1992
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. SladeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1999
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