State Supreme Court / Ala.

Brown Mech. Contractors, Inc. v. Centennial Ins. Co.

Decided January 7, 1983. Samuel A. Beatty wrote the opinion for the court.

431 So. 2d 932 · Cited 91 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Aetna Ins. v. Hann · 196 Ala. 234
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Mason & Dulion Co. · 145 So. 2d 711
Liverpool & London & Globe Ins. v. Federal Land Bank · 173 So. 91
Barnes v. Tarver · 360 So. 2d 953
Hagler v. Gilliland · 292 So. 2d 647
Mitchell v. Moore · 406 So. 2d 347
Chapman v. Rivers Construction Company · 227 So. 2d 403
Eley v. Brunner-Lay Southern Corporation, Inc. · 266 So. 2d 276
Alabama Power Co. v. Bryant · 146 So. 602
Gibson v. Anderson · 92 So. 2d 692
Georgia, Florida, Alabama Transportation Co. v. Deaton, Inc. · 304 So. 2d 168
Snellings v. Builders' Supply Co. · 155 So. 858
Sprinkle v. State · 368 So. 2d 554
Industrial Tile, Inc. v. Stewart · 388 So. 2d 171
Mass Appraisal Services, Inc. v. Carmichael · 404 So. 2d 666
Dorcal, Inc. v. Xerox Corp. · 398 So. 2d 665
Dyer v. Traeger · 357 So. 2d 328
Holt v. Davidson · 388 So. 2d 548
Wigington v. Hill-Soberg Co., Inc. · 396 So. 2d 97
Mobley v. Moore · 350 So. 2d 414
Cherokee Ins. Co. v. Frazier · 406 So. 2d 881
Eastwood Lands, Inc. v. U.S. Steel Corp. · 417 So. 2d 164
Southern Railway Co. v. General Television Arts, Inc. · 556 F. Supp. 86
Ex Parte Collins · 394 So. 2d 952
Alabama Power Co. v. Graham · 380 So. 2d 850

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