Legal Opinion
Reed v. Auto-Owners Insurance
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 22, 2008No. S07G1768PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEARS, Chief Justice.
This appeal involves the proper construction of a pollution exclusion clause in a commercial general liability (“CGL”) policy. A residential tenant sued her landlord for carbon monoxide poisoning allegedly caused by the landlord’s failure to keep the rental house in good repair. The landlord tendered the claim to his insurance carrier under his CGL policy. The carrier initially defended the suit but later filed a declaratory judgment action requesting a determination of non-liability. The trial court denied the carrier’s motion for summary judgment based on the pollution…
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- Payne v. Twiggs County School DistrictSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Grain Dealers Mutual Ins. Co. v. Pat's Rentals, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1998
- Williams v. Fallaize Insurance Agency, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
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