Legal Opinion
White v. Alaska Insurance Guaranty Ass'n
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided March 23, 1979No. 3796PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CONNOR, Justice.
The question presented by this appeal is whether claims for professional services rendered to insolvent insurance companies are compensable from the coffers of the Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association.
The appellants are law firms, attorneys, and insurance claims adjusters who were retained by Medallion Insurance Company and Missouri General Insurance Company to adjust, settle, and defend claims and lawsuits against policyholders of automobile liability insurance. In the fall of 1975, the insurance companies were deemed to be insolvent and their instate assets were…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Malvo Ex Rel. Malvo v. J. C. Penney Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 1973
- Gilbert v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1974
- Cooper v. Argonaut Insurance CompaniesAlaska Supreme Court · 1976
- United States v. HuffCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1948
- R. P. Hill and Mary Hill v. A. E. Waxberg, Doing Business as Waxberg Construction Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Zuger v. North Dakota Insurance Guaranty Ass'nNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
- Ellis v. City of ValdezAlaska Supreme Court · 1984
- Sifers v. General Marine Catering Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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