Lawler v. Georgia Mutual Insurance

Appellant brought an action against appellee insurance company, alleging that appellee failed to defend a lawsuit brought against appellants and failed to accept an offer of compromise. On October 5,1979, the trial court granted appellee’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. The trial court’s order states: “Plaintiffs bring this suit for breach of contract, alleging that Defendant failed to properly defend a lawsuit brought against them in that Defendant failed to accept an offer of compromise.

“The Court finds that an allegation of failure to…