Legal Opinion
Southern General Insurance v. Holt
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 16, 1991No. A91A0045PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sognier, Chief Judge.
Bridget Holt was found liable to Geneva Fortson for $82,000 in damages for personal injuries she caused Fortson in an automobile accident. After Holt’s insurer, Southern General Insurance Company, paid the $15,000 limit under Holt’s policy, Holt obtained a release from the balance of the judgment against her by assigning Fortson her claim against Southern General for compensatory damages arising from its negligent and bad faith failure to settle Fortson’s claim against Holt within her policy limits, but retained her claim against Southern General for punitive damages…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Southern Railway Co. v. WebbSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Miller v. Elite InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980
- Westview Cemetery, Inc. v. BlanchardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Colonial Pipeline Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
- Bearden Mercantile Co. v. Madison Oil Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1907
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3Cited by23 opinions
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