Legal Opinion
Beard v. Nunes
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 23, 2004No. A04A0902PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mikell, Judge.
The underlying negligence action was brought by Charlotte Beard, as next friend of her daughter Cherish Beard, a minor. The Beards appeal from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”), assigning error to the court’s conclusion as a matter of law that they were not eligible to “stack” or combine the uninsured motorist (“UM”) coverage provided in five policies owned by another individual. We affirm.
In reviewing grants of summary judgment, this Court conducts a de novo review of the law and the evidence. To prevail…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. MurphySupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
- Gulf American Fire & Casualty Co. v. McNealCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Crafter v. State Farm InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
- Ford v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
- Smith v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Dunn-Craft v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
- Jefferson Insurance v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
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