Legal Opinion

Brown v. Nationwide Insurance Company

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided June 22, 1983No. 66277PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

“It is well settled that a contractual provision in a policy of insurance that ‘no suit or action on this policy for the recovery of any claim shall be sustainable in any court of law or equity unless all the requirements of this policy shall have been complied with, and unless commenced within twelve months next after inception of the loss’ is a valid contractual provision and is reasonable... And in the absence of facts to show a waiver by or estoppel against the insurer, the provision is binding upon the insured, and the insurer is entitled to rely upon it.”…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA v. Lee Chocolate CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958
  2. Aiken v. Northwestern Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
  3. Lee v. Safeco Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  4. Price v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
  5. Walton v. AMERICAN MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINACourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Appleby v. Merastar InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  2. Carroll Wright v. Commercial Union Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
  3. Alexander v. SearcyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  4. Howe v. GrooverCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
  5. TransWorld Food Service, LLC v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2022

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