Legal Opinion
Morrison Assurance Company v. Preston Carroll Company, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 19, 1985No. 42060PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Presiding Justice.
We granted certiorari to resolve a perceived conflict between Houston Gen. Ins. Co. v. Brock Constr. Co., 241 Ga. 460 (246 SE2d 316) (1978), and Balboa Ins. Co. v. A. J. Kellos Constr. Co., 247 Ga. 393 (276 SE2d 599) (1981), in the 5-4 decision of the Court of Appeals in Preston Carroll Co. v. Morrison Assur. Co., 173 Ga. App. 412 (326 SE2d 486) (1985). The facts of the case are set out so far as they are material in the opinion of the Court of Appeals.
The issue is whether the legislature intended that compensated as well as uncompensated sureties be governed by…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Houston General Insurance v. Brock Construction Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Balboa Insurance v. A. J. Kellos Construction Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- PRESTON CARROLL CO., INC. v. Morrison Assur. Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
3Cited by5 opinions
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. ClarkCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- Federated Mutual Insurance v. DeKalb CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- PINE TIMBER COMPANY, INC. v. AnthonyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
- Preston Carroll Co. v. Morrison Assurance Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. ClarkCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002