Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Cox
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 17, 1999No. S98G1728PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hines, Justice.
We granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals in State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Cox, 233 Ga. App. 296 (502 SE2d 778) (1998) to consider whether an insurance company issuing and delivering a policy in the State of Georgia is entitled under OCGA § 33-7-11 (f) to bring a subrogation action in its own name or whether the action must be brought in the name of the insured. Concluding that OCGA § 33-7-11 (f) does not authorize the insurer to file a statutory subrogation action in its own name, we affirm.
The Court- of Appeals set forth the relevant facts. Jacobs was involved in an…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Carter v. BanksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Johnson v. AmersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. ClarkCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Travelers Insurance v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. CoxCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
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