Legal Opinion
Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. Hall County
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 20, 2003No. A03A0858PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Presiding Judge.
Following a bench trial in this declaratory judgment action, Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company (Farm Bureau) appeals the trial court’s ruling that it is contractually obligated to indemnify and defend its insured, co-defendant Jerry Randall Pirkle, against the ordinary or gross negligent counts of a third-party complaint brought by Jack Catlin against Pirkle, as such ruling is based on an erroneous interpretation of the terms of the insurance contract. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse.
This litigation arose out of Hall County’s August 11, 2000…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Great American Insurance Company v. McKemieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- City of Atlanta v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Allstate Insurance v. GrayesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
- O'Dell v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. PeekCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
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