Legal Opinion
Gillespie v. Safeco Life Ins. Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided July 15, 1988No. 85-1230PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
533 So.2d 521 (1988)
Carleen B. GILLESPIE
v.
SAFECO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
85-1230.
Supreme Court of Alabama.
July 15, 1988.
Rehearing Denied September 16, 1988.
Jerry Knight of Hardwick, Knight & Haddock, Decatur, for appellant.
John S. Key and Scott Donaldson of Eyster, Key, Tubb, Weaver & Roth, Decatur, for appellee.
2Per curiam
Carleen Gillespie, widow of the insured, Ward Gillespie, sued Safeco Life Insurance Company for the proceeds of a life insurance policy that named her as beneficiary. Mrs. Gillespie filed a three-count complaint sounding in contract and bad faith against Safeco and in tortious…
3Cases cited9 opinions
- Chavers v. National SEC. Fire & Cas. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1981
- Folmar v. Montgomery Fair Company, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1975
- Ex Parte Bagby Elevator & Elec. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1980
- United States v. Continental Casualty Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1965
- Green v. American National Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1970
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4Cited by5 opinions
- Scott v. United of Omaha Life InsuranceDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1990
- Gillespie v. Safeco Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1990
- Gillespie v. Safeco Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1992
- Gillespie v. Safeco Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1992
- Gillespie v. Safeco Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1990