Legal Opinion
Penn-America Insurance v. Disabled American Veterans, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 30, 1997No. A96A1860PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Johnson, Judge.
Disabled American Veterans, Inc. (“DAV”) owned a facility which was covered under a liability insurance policy issued by Penn-America Insurance Company. When Lois Farley slipped and fell on the premises, she and her husband sued DAV, Robert Lee (the post’s commander), and McCrary-Adams, Chapter 9, DAV (“McCraryAdams”). Although the insurance agreement provided that Penn-America would defend DAV, Lee and McCrary-Adams in actions filed against them, Penn-America refused to defend the Farley lawsuit. Farley subsequently dismissed the action against DAV, but not against Lee or…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States Fire Insurance v. Capital Ford Truck Sales, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. MitchellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Great American Insurance Company v. McKemieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Empire Fire & Marine InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. KeeneCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Dairy Road Partners v. Island Insurance Co.Hawaii Supreme Court · 2000
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- City of Atlanta v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Colonial Oil Industries v. Underwriters Subscribing to Policy Numbers TO31504670 & TO31504671Supreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Plantation Pipeline Co. v. Royal Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
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