Legal Opinion

American Standard Life Ins. Co. v. Johnson

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided October 17, 1935No. 6 Div. 786PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMAS, Justice.

The trial was had on common counts and conversion of certain notes given for premiums on insurance. The judgment was for plaintiff.

The insistence here is that the notes were not the subject of conversion; that there was error in the oral instruction to the jury and error to refuse the general affirmative instruction requested and refused to defendant.

The rule of giving and refusing general affirmative instruction is well understood. McMillan v. Aiken, 205 Ala. 35, 40, 88 So. 135. In this case there were adverse inferences that may be drawn as to plaintiff’s interest in the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. McMillan v. AikenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
  2. Boykin v. Bank of MobileSupreme Court of Alabama · 1882
  3. First Nat. Bank v. MorganSupreme Court of Alabama · 1925
  4. Holman v. KetchumSupreme Court of Alabama · 1907
  5. Albertville Trading Co. v. CritcherSupreme Court of Alabama · 1927

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Hamilton v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950
  2. Gardner v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2002
  3. City of Prichard v. MoultonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1964
  4. United States Fidelity And Guaranty Company v. Ray D. BassCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  5. Warren v. PeppersAlabama Court of Appeals · 1944

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