Legal Opinion

United Services Automobile Ass'n v. Ansley

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided September 4, 1985No. 41928PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Clarke, Justice.

This case involves the effect of a written rejection of no-fault benefits made by an insured under a policy in existence prior to the effective date of Ga. L. 1975, p. 3, former OCGA § 33-34-5 (c). The Court of Appeals held that the forms mailed by the insurer in December of 1974 were insufficient under our decision in Wiard v. Phoenix Ins. Co., 251 Ga. 698 (310 SE2d 221) (1983), in that the application lacked the required clarity. United Services Auto. Assn. v. Ansley, 173 Ga. App. 123 (325 SE2d 777) (1984). We reverse.

Frederick Ansley purchased automobile insurance from…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Wiard v. Phoenix InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  2. Stafford v. Allstate InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  3. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. DrexlerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  4. Hubbard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  5. King v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Penny M. Tatum, F/k/a Penny M. Thompson v. Dairyland Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  2. Hodges v. Hartford Casualty InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  3. Anderson v. United Services Automobile Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  4. Peery v. LoesleinDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2023
  5. Penny M. Tatum, F/k/a Penny M. Thompson v. Dairyland Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986

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