Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Staton
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 19, 2009No. S09G0348PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Thompson, Justice.
We granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals in Staton v. State Farm Auto. Ins. Co., 294 Ga. App. 208 (669 SE2d 164) (2008) and posed this question: Did the Court of Appeals err in concluding that Staton was entitled to stack the uninsured motorist coverage from his employer’s insurance policies which covered vehicles that were not involved in the car accident in which he was injured? See OCGA § 33-7-11 (b) (1) (B); Beard v. Nunes, 269 Ga. App. 214 (603 SE2d 735) (2004). The short answer is “yes.”
Cecil Staton was severely injured in an automobile collision. The vehicle he…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- AETNA LIFE & CASUALTY COMPANY v. Charles S. Martin Distributing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Shaw v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Cotton States Mutual Insurance v. BowdenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Continental Insurance v. American Motorist InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
- Bernard v. Nationwide Mutual Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
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