Legal Opinion
Morgan v. Guaranty National Companies
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 15, 1997No. S97G0172PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunstein, Justice.
We granted writ of certiorari from the Court of Appeals’ opinion in Morgan v. Guaranty Nat. Cos., 223 Ga. App. 41 (477 SE2d 26) (1996) to consider whether that court correctly affirmed the trial court’s order denying Daniel Morgan’s motion to dismiss the declaratory judgment action filed by Guaranty National Companies, the insurer of Morgan’s judgment debtor, Georgia CSM, Inc. Because under the facts of the case there was no uncertainty or insecurity with regard to the propriety of some future act or conduct of the insurer, declaratory relief did not lie and we therefore…
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- Reliance Insurance Company v. Brooks Lumber Company Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
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