AMERICAN BANKERS INS. CO. v. CRAWFORD

1972246.

757 So.2d 1125 (1999)

AMERICAN BANKERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF FLORIDA v. Norman J. CRAWFORD.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied January 28, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Bell and Wynn M. Shuford of Lightfoot, Franklin & White, L.L.C., Birmingham, for appellant.

Garve Ivey, Jr., and Barry A. Ragsdale of Ivey & Ragsdale, Birmingham, for appellee.

M. Roland Nachman, Jr., of Balch & Bingham, L.L.P., Montgomery, for amicus curiae American General Life and Accident Insurance Company.

Matthew C. McDonald and Christopher Kern of Miller, Hamilton, Snider & Odom, L.L.C., Mobile; and Phillip E. Stano, American Council of Life Insurance, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae American Council of Life Insurance.


MADDOX, Justice.

American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida ("American Bankers"), the defendant in a pending action, moved to compel arbitration. The trial court denied the motion. American Bankers appealed.1 We reverse and remand.

Facts and Procedural History

Norman Crawford financed the purchase of his home with a loan from Chemical Mortgage Company. His promissory note to Chemical included a requirement that...

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