Legal Opinion

Reliance Insurance Company v. Brooks Lumber Company Inc.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 20, 1960No. 38192PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Felton, Chief Judge.

Where three plaintiffs file a petition for a declaratory judgment and pray specifically only that the court enter a judgment declaring whether or not the peti tioners are liable to the defendant on the separate policy of fire insurance issued by each plaintiff, the petition was properly dismissed on general demurrer. While the petition alleged that the defendant had demanded payment on the policies and had put petitioners on notice that an action would be filed against them for the loss covered by the policies and for bad faith damages and attorney’s fees, it also alleges…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. McCallum v. QuarlesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1958

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Allstate Insurance Company v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
  2. Morgan v. Guaranty National CompaniesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
  3. Empire Fire & Marine Insurance v. Metro Courier Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. Jahncke Service, Inc. v. Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  5. OXFORD FINANCE COMPANIES, INC. v. DennisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987

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