State Supreme Court / Ala.

Carter v. Henderson

Decided May 1, 1992. Alva Hugh Maddox wrote the opinion for the court.

598 So. 2d 1350 · Cited 216 times

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Christiansen v. Hall · 567 So. 2d 1338
Hayes v. Boykin · 126 So. 2d 91
John R. Cowley & Bros., Inc. v. Brown · 569 So. 2d 375
Alabama Power Co. v. Williams · 570 So. 2d 589
West v. Founders Life Assur. Co. of Florida · 547 So. 2d 870
Jawad v. Granade · 497 So. 2d 471
Alpine Bay Resorts, Inc. v. Wyatt · 539 So. 2d 160
Koch v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. · 565 So. 2d 226
Ex Parte Oliver · 532 So. 2d 627
Williams v. Allstate Ins. Co. · 591 So. 2d 38

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