Legal Opinion

Government Employees Insurance v. Gingold

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided March 10, 1982No. 37980PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, Justice.

We granted GEICO’s application for certiorari in order to review the Court of Appeals’ holding in Gingold v. Government Employees Ins. Co., 159 Ga. App. 410 (283 SE2d 614) (1981), that genuine issues of material fact exist in respondent Gingold’s excess liability action. The trial court had reached a contrary conclusion.

The record establishes that on April 15,1974, the insured, James Stephen Johnston, was in an automobile accident with Kay Woody, who sustained substantial injuries. See Johnston v. Woody, 148 Ga. App. 152 (250 SE2d 873) (1978). Suit was filed three weeks later…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Cowden v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1957
  2. Farmers Insurance Exchange v. SchroppSupreme Court of Kansas · 1977
  3. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. EvansCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
  4. Francis v. NewtonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947
  5. Johnston v. WoodyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Cotton States Mutual Insurance v. BrightmanSupreme Court of Georgia · 2003
  2. Ben and Audrey Delancy, as Co-Administrators and on Behalf of Estate of Dr. Herman Delancy v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
  3. Leader National Insurance v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  4. Nguyen v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  5. Camacho v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2014

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