Legal Opinion

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Hodges

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 22, 1965No. 22960PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Duckworth, Chief Justice.

The decisive question here requires consideration of the following: (1) The policy, by unambiguous terms, fixes the maximum liability for injury to one person at $10,000, and this is unaltered by the subsequent provision for coverage when more than one person is injured at a maximum total coverage of $20,000 as it is expressly limited to the maximum provided for one person, including damages for care and loss of services, which is $10,000, and (2) the maximum liabilities stand ■ irrespective of the number of those claiming loss. These provisions of the policy stand…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Genone v. Citizens Ins. Co. of New JerseySupreme Court of Georgia · 1950
  2. Queen Insurance Co. of America v. Nalley Discount Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1960

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Pacific Indemnity Co. v. Interstate Fire & Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
  2. Izzo v. Colonial Penn InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
  3. Faber v. RoelofsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
  4. Gulf American Fire & Casualty Co. v. McNealCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
  5. Lepic Ex Rel. Lepic v. Iowa Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1987

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