Legal Opinion
Kitt v. SHIELD INSURANCE COMPANY
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 18, 1978No. 32884PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Justice.
This court granted certiorari to review the decision of the Court of Appeals in Shield Ins. Co. v. Kitt, 143 Ga. App. 48 (237 SE2d 515) (1977).
Shield appealed to the Court of Appeals from a declaratory judgment holding that the notice requirement of two policies of insurance issued to Nathaniel Kitt had been met by Kitt informing Shield’s agent of the death of the Kitts’ daughter who had been struck by the automobile of an uninsured motorist. The Court of Appeals reversed this judgment, holding that the notice provision of the policies required not simply that the insured…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Public National Insurance Co. v. WheatCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
- Interstate Life & Accident Co. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
- Shield Insurance Co. v. KittCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
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