Legal Opinion

United States Fire Insurance Co. v. McCormick

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided December 23, 1970No. 6 Div. 481PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MERRILL, Justice.

This appeal in a declaratory judgment proceeding is from a decree requiring appellant insurer to defend certain suits filed against named or additional insureds in a comprehensive general liability policy.

This case presents a question of first impression in Alabama. The first question may be stated thusly:

Can an injured employee, or his dependents in the case of death, proceed under Tit. 26, § 312, Code 1940, as amended, against third parties who are not Ills employer, when such third parties arc co- employees and executive officers or management officials of the employer…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. George G. Allman v. W. H. HanleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
  2. American Fidelity & Casualty Company, Inc. v. St. Paul-Mercury Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
  3. Frantz v. McBee CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1955
  4. American Mut. Liability Ins. Co. v. Agricola FurnaceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1938
  5. Shelby Mutual Insurance Co. v. SchuitemaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. Fontenot v. BramlettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
  2. Reed v. BrunsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1988
  3. Fireman's Fund Am. Ins. Co. v. ColemanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1981
  4. Holm v. Mutual Service Casualty Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
  5. Grantham v. DenkeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1978

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