State Supreme Court / Ala.

National Sav. Life Ins. Co. v. Dutton

Decided September 17, 1982. Janie L. Shores wrote the opinion for the court.

419 So. 2d 1357 · Cited 175 times

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National SEC. Fire & Cas. Co. v. Bowen · 417 So. 2d 179
Gulf Atlantic Life Ins. Co. v. Barnes · 405 So. 2d 916
New York Life Ins. v. Horton · 180 So. 277
Aspinwall v. Gowens · 405 So. 2d 134

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