Legal Opinion

GEORGIA FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. Nolan

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 15, 1986No. 72592PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Banke, Chief Judge.

Nolan sued Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company to recover casualty insurance benefits allegedly owed to him as the result of damage to his home and its contents caused by fire. Georgia Farm defended based on the following policy language: “No suit or action on this policy for the recovery of any claim shall be sustainable in any court of law or equity unless . . . commenced within 12 months after inception of the loss.” We granted the insurance company’s application for an interlocutory appeal from the denial of its motion for summary judgment.

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Prophecy Corp. v. Charles Rossignol, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1986
  2. Combs v. ADAIR MORTGAGE COMPANYSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  3. Nee v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  4. Desai v. Safeco Insurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Allstate Insurance v. SuttonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  2. Thacker v. Matthews Tuxedo, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
  3. Giles v. Nationwide Mutual Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
  4. Christensen v. Roberds of Atlanta, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  5. Thornton v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2009

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