Legal Opinion
Canal Indemnity Co. v. Chastain
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 26, 1997No. A97A1396PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Harold R. Banke.
Leslie Chastain sustained injuries in an automobile collision with a pickup truck driven by Garrett Francis McLaughlin. Chastain *256initially sued McLaughlin, alleging that McLaughlin’s employer, Gibbo Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Northside Used Cars (“Gibbo”), owned the truck and had given him express permission to use it. In this suit, Chastain did not name Gibbo or its insurer, Canal Indemnity Company (“Canal”) as parties.1 Although Chastain sent Canal a copy of the complaint by certified mail, McLaughlin never sought Canal’s assistance in his defense. See OCGA § 33-7-15 (c).…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Loftin v. United States Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Gentile v. BowerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Public National Insurance Co. v. WheatCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
- Atlanta Casualty Co. v. FountainSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
- American States Insurance v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
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3Cited by3 opinions
- City of Atlanta v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Canal Indemnity Co. v. GreeneCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
- H. Pace Burt, Jr. v. Great Northern Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008