Legal Opinion
Employers' Fire Insurance v. Canal Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 13, 1986No. 84-8821PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Per curiam
In this diversity action, the Court certified to the Supreme Court of Georgia a controlling question of state law. Employers’ Fire Insurance Co. v. Canal Insurance Co., 769 F.2d 714 (11th Cir.1985).
*1523The Court has now answered the certified question in an opinion attached hereto as an Appendix. See Smith v. Employers Fire Insurance Co., 340 S.E.2d 606 (Ga. 1986).
The district court reached a contrary decision. This being a diversity case, the federal court is bound by the interpretation of the Georgia law by its Supreme Court. The judgment of the district court is reversed and the case remanded…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- McGlohon v. OgdenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Blaylock v. Georgia Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Smith v. EMPLOYERS'FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- Berman v. BermanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
3Cited by1 opinion
- Employers' Fire Insurance Company v. Canal Insurance Company, Canal Insurance Company, Plaintiff-Counter-Claim v. Employers' Fire Insurance Company, Defendant-Counter-Claim-Plaintiff/cross-Claim John Calvin Smith, Defendant-Cross-Claim-Plaintiff/counter-Claim Jimmy Carter, Defendant-Cross-Claim-DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986