Legal Opinion
Hutchinson v. Attorneys Ins. Mut.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided January 21, 1994No. 1921513PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This case involves the interpretation of an attorney's professional malpractice insurance policy. The insurance claim arose out of a case that attorney Joseph W. Hutchinson III handled for a client, Clara E. Bryant. Hutchinson filed an action based on the alleged wrongful death of Bryant's husband; he filed it on February 19, 1987, one day after the statutory period of limitations had expired. In September 1989, Hutchinson purchased professional malpractice insurance from Attorneys Insurance Mutual of Alabama, Inc. ("AIM"). The policy went into effect on November 27, 1989, and was renewed…
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