Gordon v. Atlanta Casualty Co.

Thompson, Justice.

We granted a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals in Atlanta Cas. Co. v. Gordon, 266 Ga. App. 666 (598 SE2d 70) (2004), to determine whether Georgia’s uninsured motorist statute requires an insurer to pay damages for the death of an insured’s son when the insured’s son is not a “covered person” under the terms of the insurance policy. We hold that the uninsured motorist statute does require an insurer to pay damages under these circumstances. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals.

Atlanta Casualty Company issued an automobile insurance policy to…