State Supreme Court / Ala.

Sanders v. Empire Fire and Marine Ins. Co.

Decided July 31, 1998. Champ Lyons wrote the opinion for the court.

720 So. 2d 893 · Cited 150 times

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Ex Parte Drill Parts & Service Co., Inc. · 590 So. 2d 252
Ex Parte United Service Stations, Inc. · 628 So. 2d 501
Ex Parte Central Bank of the South · 675 So. 2d 403
Ex Parte State Farm General Ins. Co. · 549 So. 2d 484

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