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S. Bell Tel. v. Comm. Workers of Amer. Ins. Div. No. 6

Supreme Court of Alabama
Nov 28, 1950
49 So. 2d 922 (Ala. 1950)

Summary

In Bell v. Amer. Ins. Co., 173 Wis. 533, 181 N.W. 733, 14 A.L.R. 179, at the time of the accident the plaintiff was driving his automobile along a city street, turned into an avenue with the intention of backing to turn his car around, and in so doing crossed the sidewalk, practically stopped the machine preparatory to backing out, when one side gradually settled into the earth and the car turned over. Held, that this was not a collision within the terms of the policy.

Summary of this case from Interstate Casualty Co. v. Stewart

Opinion

6 Div. 168.

November 28, 1950.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County. Eugene H. Hawkins, Judge.

Burr, McKamy, Moore Tate, of Birmingham, for appellant.

Jerome A. Cooper, Wm. E. Mitch, and Hugo L. Black, Jr., all of Birmingham, for appellees.


Appeal dismissed by agreement.


Summaries of

S. Bell Tel. v. Comm. Workers of Amer. Ins. Div. No. 6

Supreme Court of Alabama
Nov 28, 1950
49 So. 2d 922 (Ala. 1950)

In Bell v. Amer. Ins. Co., 173 Wis. 533, 181 N.W. 733, 14 A.L.R. 179, at the time of the accident the plaintiff was driving his automobile along a city street, turned into an avenue with the intention of backing to turn his car around, and in so doing crossed the sidewalk, practically stopped the machine preparatory to backing out, when one side gradually settled into the earth and the car turned over. Held, that this was not a collision within the terms of the policy.

Summary of this case from Interstate Casualty Co. v. Stewart
Case details for

S. Bell Tel. v. Comm. Workers of Amer. Ins. Div. No. 6

Case Details

Full title:SOUTHERN BELL TEL. TEL. CO. v. COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA (C.I.O.…

Court:Supreme Court of Alabama

Date published: Nov 28, 1950

Citations

49 So. 2d 922 (Ala. 1950)
255 Ala. 700

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