Johnson v. Shenandoah Life Insurance Company

Decided July 19, 1973. Pelham J. Merrill wrote the opinion for the court.

281 So. 2d 636 · Cited 92 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.

• Williams v. Bedenbaugh · 110 So. 286
• Roberts v. Williams · 198 Ala. 290
• Peters Mineral Land Co. v. Hooper · 94 So. 606
• Automotive Acceptance Corporation v. Powell · 234 So. 2d 593
• City Stores Company v. Williams · 252 So. 2d 45
• Capital Security Co. v. Owen · 196 Ala. 385
• State Security Life Insurance Co. v. Henson · 262 So. 2d 745
• Butler v. Guaranty Savings & Loan Ass'n · 37 So. 2d 638
• Johnson v. Shook & Fletcher Supply Co. · 16 So. 2d 406
• Gambill v. Fuqua · 148 Ala. 448
• Fletcher v. First Nat. Bank of Opelika · 11 So. 2d 854
• Florence v. Carr · 148 So. 148
• First Trust Joint Stock Land Bank v. Diercks · 267 N.W. 708
• Thigpen v. Arant · 105 So. 644
• Dixie Auto Insurance Company v. Steele · 288 Ala. 459

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