Legal Opinion
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Lott
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 24, 1980No. 36444PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Undercofler, Chief Justice.
We granted cert to review an opinion of the Court of Appeals holding that an insurance company could be sued under the venue provisions of Code Ann. § 56-1201 (2) 1 of the Insurance Code by one not a party to the insurance contract. Lott v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., 154 Ga. App. 474 (268 SE2d 686) (1980). We affirm.
Lott, the administrator of the estate of Ruel T. Lott sued Liberty Mutual on an alleged agreement to settle a claim on behalf of its insured arising from an automobile collision in Florida. Suit was filed in Chatham County, where Liberty Mutual maintains…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Dependable Insurance Co. v. GibbsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
- Jones v. Southern Home InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Mavity v. First of Georgia InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Lott v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
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