Legal Opinion
Wiggins v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided November 27, 1996No. 1950777Published
1Opinion of the Court
686 So.2d 218 (1996)
Melissa WIGGINS
v.
STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY.
1950777.
Supreme Court of Alabama.
November 27, 1996.
W. Cameron Parsons of Parsons & Sutton, Tuscaloosa, for Appellant.
Micheal S. Jackson of Beers, Anderson, Jackson & Smith, P.C., Montgomery, for Appellee.
MADDOX, Justice.
The issue is whether the trial court erred in denying the plaintiff's motions to proceed against the defendant's insurance carrier after the plaintiff had obtained a default judgment against the defendant. We hold that Alabama law requires the plaintiff to bring a separate action against the insurance…
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Maness v. ALABAMA FARM BUREAU, ETC.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1982
- Joe Fleming v. Pan American Fire & Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Wood v. City of HuntsvilleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
- Haston v. Transamerica Ins. ServicesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1995
- Wiggins v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1996
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