Legal Opinion
Allstate Insurance v. Smith
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 19, 2004No. A04A0698PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.
Nedeidre Smith sued Allstate Insurance Company claiming Allstate breached the terms of her automobile insurance policy by refusing in bad faith to pay covered losses to her automobile caused by theft. A jury awarded Smith damages of $16,000 on the breach of policy claim, plus penalties under OCGA§ 33-4-6 for bad faith refusal to pay the insurance claim in the amount of 50 percent of the breach of policy award ($8,000) and $4,000 in attorney fees. Allstate appeals claiming there was a lack of evidence to support the breach of policy award and the bad faith award. For…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Canal Insurance v. Savannah Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- SOUTHERN FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY v. Northwest Georgia BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- Moon v. Mercury Ins. Co. of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- Duncan v. MooreSupreme Court of Georgia · 2002
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