Legal Opinion
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Corbett
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 20, 1926No. 16961PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) In an action by the owner of personal property, such as an automobile, to recover for loss or damage sustained by him as a result of a tortious injury thereto, the measure of damages is to be determined under general principles of law. Olliff v. Howard, 33 Ga. App. 778 (127 S. E. 821). But in a suit on a contract, as a policy of insurance, whereby the owner is insured against actual loss or damage to an automobile by collision, the measure of the insurer’s liability will be determined according to the terms of the contract. In an action on an insurance…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- City of Omaha v. Omaha Water Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Johnson v. Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Commercial Fire Ins. v. AllenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1886
- Southern Railway v. Kentucky Grocery Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1915
- Central Georgia Power Co. v. StubbsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
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3Cited by33 opinions
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. MabrySupreme Court of Georgia · 2001
- Dependable Insurance Co. v. GibbsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
- Pritchett v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2002
- Rossier v. Union Automobile InsuranceOregon Supreme Court · 1930
- Cotton States Mutual Insurance v. ClarkCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
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