Legal Opinion
Cotton States Mutual Insurance v. Neese
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 30, 1985No. 41876PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Chief Justice.
We granted certiorari to decide whether an exclusion in a policy of automobile insurance, excluding liability coverage while an insured *336is “attempting to avoid apprehension or arrest,” is unenforceable as a matter of public policy in view of Georgia’s compulsory insurance law. The Court of Appeals held that the exclusion is unenforceable. Cotton States Mut. Ins. Co. v. Neese, 173 Ga. App. 62 (325 SE2d 431) (1984).
Danny Blalack was killed at about 10:45 a.m. on March 27, 1981, when the car he was driving was struck by a Plymouth Barracuda driven by Christopher Neese. Neese,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance v. WiscombWashington Supreme Court · 1982
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. RobertsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1964
- Jenkins v. Mayflower Insurance ExchangeArizona Supreme Court · 1963
- Equitable Loan & Security Co. v. WaringSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Anderson v. Southeastern Fidelity InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
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3Cited by95 opinions
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1986
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- Young v. Mid-Continent Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
- Stepho v. Allstate InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
- Geico v. DickeySupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
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