Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Acheson
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 18, 1987No. 73345, 73453PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Benham, Judge.
Leonard S. Acheson died of a ruptured aortic aneurysm one week after being in an automobile wreck. After his widow made a claim on a policy covering the vehicle, State Farm, issuer of the policy, brought an action for declaratory judgment seeking a determination that Mr. Acheson’s death was not the result of an insured event. A jury found that it was and that the death was covered by State Farm’s policy. That determination is not at issue here. What is at issue is the order in which benefits are to be paid out of the Personal Injury Protection part of the policy.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Binns v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Cannon v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- International Indemnity Co. v. TerrellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. MatthewsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Reynolds v. Transport InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
3Cited by8 opinions
- Ryan v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
- Great Southwest Express Co. v. Great American Insurance Co. of New YorkCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
- Gerlinde G. Ryan v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. AinsworthCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Strickland v. American Home Assurance Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
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