· 12/5/1974
Johnson v. Brown-Service Insurance Co.
Citations
- 307 So. 2d 518
- 293 Ala. 549
- 1974 Ala. LEXIS 999
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- explaining that Alabama's abatement rule applies only to abate second-filed state actions not second-filed federal actions
- explaining that Alabama's abatement rule applies only to abate second-filed state actions, not second-filed federal actions
- \The purpose of the [abatement] rule is to avoid multiplicity of suits and vexatious litigation.\
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Judges: Maddox, Merrill, Harwood, McCall, Faulkner, Heflin
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