Legal Opinion

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Reid

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided November 16, 2001No. 2000241Published

1Opinion of the Court

CRAWLEY, Judge.

Rex D. Reid and Donna Reid sued State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, alleging breach of contract. State Farm answered and filed a motion for a summary judgment on the grounds that the Reids had not allowed it a reasonable time to investigate their claims, pursuant to Lambert v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., 576 So.2d 160 (Ala.1991). The trial court denied the motion. As indicated by State Farm’s notice of appeal, State Farm appeals from the trial court’s order denying its summary-judgment motion.

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Bean v. CraigSupreme Court of Alabama · 1990
  2. Ex Parte RizkSupreme Court of Alabama · 2000
  3. Nationwide Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. DPF ARCHITECTSSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
  4. Lambert v. State FarmSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
  5. Mancil v. Jeffreys Steel Company, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1988

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