Legal Opinion

Brown MacH. Works & Supply Co. v. Ins. Co. of North Am.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 31, 1995No. 1930617PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

This Court agreed to answer the following questions certified by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, the Honorable Ira DeMent presiding:

"(1) In a breach of contract action when an insurer fails to deliver a copy of the policy to an insured in accordance with Ala. Code 1975, § 27-14-19, but does provide a certificate of insurance which sets out the general coverage without enumerating the limitations and exclusions,1 is the insurer estopped from asserting an otherwise valid exclusion?
"(2) Would it alter the opinion of the Court if, in addition to the above…

2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. La. Maintenance Services, Inc. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of LondonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  2. Farmers Insurance Exchange v. CallUtah Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Home Indem. Co. v. Reed Equipment Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1980
  4. Lambert v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Alabama · 1976
  5. Johnson v. Allstate Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1987

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3Cited by33 opinions

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  3. Marlin v. Wetzel County Board of EducationWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2002
  4. General Accident Insurance Co. of America v. American National Fireproofing, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1998
  5. Akpan v. Farmers Ins. Exchange, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2007

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