Legal Opinion
Colonial Life & Accident Insurance v. Donaldson
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 11, 1984No. 68819PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Banke, Presiding Judge.
Plaintiff Donaldson sued Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company to collect disability benefits allegedly owed him under the terms of an accident insurance policy, as well as to recover a bad-faith penalty and attorney fees pursuant to OCGA § 33-4-6. The jury returned a verdict in his favor for actual damages and attorney fees, and Colonial appeals.
The coverage in question was applicable in the event of loss “resulting directly, independently and exclusively of all other causes from bodily injury effected solely through external and accidental means . . .” Donaldson…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Momon v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Colonial Life & Accident Insurance v. McClainSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Interstate Life & Accident Insurance v. WilliamsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
- State Ex Rel. Brotherton v. BlankenshipWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1975
- Tucker v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Central Nat. Ins. Co. of Omaha v. DixonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Wallace v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
- Lancaster v. USAA Casualty InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Blue Cross of Georgia/Columbus, Inc. v. WhatleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Neal v. Superior Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
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