Legal Opinion

Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. J. D. Pittman Tractor Co.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided May 20, 1943No. 6 Div. 899PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LIVINGSTON, Justice.

This is a suit at law by J. D. Pittman Tractor Company, a corporation, against the Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York, a corporation.

The cause was submitted to the jury on special counts B and C, counts in deceit, and common counts 1 and D for ’ money paid. There were a verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appealed.

The judgment must be reversed, and the cause remanded for another trial because the trial court misdirected the jury as to plaintiff’s right to recover under the common counts. We will write only to those questions likely to arise on another…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Cartwright v. BralySupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
  2. Aldrich v. ScribnerMichigan Supreme Court · 1908
  3. Allen v. M. Mendelsohn & SonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1922
  4. Southern Building & Loan Ass'n v. DinsmoreSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
  5. Tillis v. Smith Sons Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1914

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3Cited by48 opinions

  1. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,189 First Virginia Bankshares v. Alan BensonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
  2. Lynn Strickland Sales & Serv., Inc. v. AERO-LANE FAB., INC.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1987
  3. Holley Equipment Company, a Corporation v. Credit Alliance Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
  4. Fincher v. Robinson Bros. Lincoln-MercurySupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
  5. Super Valu Stores, Inc. v. PetersonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1987

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