Legal Opinion
Smith v. Government Employees Insurance Company
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 2, 1986No. 72098PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Judge.
Appellant Robert J. Smith, Sr. and Douel Castain, Jr. were involved in an automobile collision in August 1977 in Savannah. Thereafter Smith sued Castain and obtained á judgment against Castain in the amount of $60,000 in Chatham Superior Court in October 1978. That judgment remains unsatisfied. Smith brought the present action against Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) seeking to recover the proceeds of a liability policy allegedly issued to Castain by GEICO. GEICO moved for summary judgment on the ground that Smith could not maintain an action directly against it.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hodges v. Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1941
- Arnold v. WaltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Public National Insurance Co. v. WheatCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
- American Casualty Co. v. FisherSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- Insured Lloyds v. BoboCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by9 opinions
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. BaumanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2012
- Commercial Union Insurance v. Bradley Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Caudill v. StricklandCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Owens v. Allstate InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
- Bouboulis v. Scottsdale InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2012
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.