Legal Opinion
Stapleton v. General Accident Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 8, 1999No. A98A2120PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Presiding Judge.
Pam Stapleton d/b/a Stapleton’s Bed & Breakfast (Stapleton) appeals the trial court’s order granting third-party defendant General Accident Insurance Company’s (GAIC) motion for summary judgment. This lawsuit was initiated by Restoration Company when it filed suit against Stapleton for money owing on a contract for repairs to her flood-damaged inn. Stapleton answered and filed a third-party complaint against her insurer, GAIC, contending it owed her insurance proceeds for the repairs. However, the trial court found that Stapleton’s suit against GAIC was barred because it…
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- Bowers v. Safeco Insurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
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