Legal Opinion
Fortner v. Grange Mutual Casualty Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 19, 2009No. S09G0492PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAHMIAS, Justice.
We granted certiorari in this case, Fortner v. Grange Mutual Cas. Co., 294 Ga. App. 671 (669 SE2d 658) (2008), to consider whether the Court of Appeals properly interpreted the “safe harbor” provision recognized in Cotton States Mut. Ins. Co. v. Brightman, 276 Ga. 683 (580 SE2d 519) (2003). Because we conclude the Court of Appeals did not, we reverse.
In 2003, Cecil Fortner was injured in a car accident caused by Alan Arnsdorff. Arnsdorff had a policy with Grange Mutual Casualty Company with a bodily injury liability limit of $50,000, and his plumbing business had $1 million…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Southern General Insurance v. HoltSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
- Cotton States Mutual Insurance v. BrightmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
- Arnsdorff v. FortnerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
- Fortner v. Grange Mutual Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
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