Legal Opinion
State Auto Property & Casualty Co. v. Matty
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 1, 2010No. S09Q1846PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NAHMIAS, Justice.
The United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia has certified a question to this Court about how to determine the meaning of the term “accident” in an automobile liability insurance policy when the word is not expressly defined in the policy and, more specifically, how to determine if there has been one accident or two when an insured vehicle strikes one claimant and then very shortly thereafter strikes another. See State Auto Property & Cas. Co. v. Matty, 2009 U. S. Dist. LEXIS 61632 at *18 (M.D. Ga. July 20, 2009). Correctly concluding that there is no…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. WesolowskiNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- Shamblin v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1985
- Truck Insurance Exchange v. RohdeWashington Supreme Court · 1956
- Hyer v. Inter-Insurance Exchange of the Automobile ClubCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1926
- Illinois National Insurance v. SzczepkowiczAppellate Court of Illinois · 1989
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