COVERT v. AETNA CAS. AND SUR. CO.

89-381.

567 So.2d 1348 (1990)

Clifford W. COVERT, as father and next friend of Christine Louise Covert and Amber Eligh Covert, minors v. The AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

September 14, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mack B. Binion and Donna L. Ward of Briskman, Binion & Browning, Mobile, for appellants.

Cooper C. Thurber and James Rebarchak of Lyons, Pipes & Cook, Mobile, for appellee.


MADDOX, Justice.

The issue in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in taxing one-half (½) of a guardian ad litem's fees against the defendants, which included two minors for whose benefit the guardian ad litem was appointed. The issue grows out of a dispute over "excess" coverage in an insurance policy issued by The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company (hereinafter "Aetna") to the tort-feasor.

FACTS

On October 18, 1986, an automobile driven...

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