Legal Opinion

Tolison v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 12, 1984No. 40404, 40461PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bell, Justice.

These cases are here on certiorari. Tolison v. Ga. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., 168 Ga. App. 187 (308 SE2d 386) (1983). They present two questions: first, whether an application for motor vehicle insurance coverage is in substantial compliance with the requirements of OCGA § 33-34-5 (b), see St. Paul Fire &c. Ins. Co. v. Nixon, 252 Ga. 469 (314 SE2d 215) (1984), and, second, whether, if an application form violates the requirements of OCGA § 33-34-5 (b), a jury issue as to the insured’s right to optional coverages may nevertheless be raised by conflicting testimony concerning…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Flewellen v. Atlanta Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  2. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. NixonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
  3. Colwell v. Voyager Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  4. Nalley v. Select InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  5. Tolison v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Cotton States Mutual Insurance Company v. J.O. Anderson, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  2. Douglas v. Jefferson-Pilot Fire & Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  3. Associated Indemnity Corp. v. SermonsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  4. Jefferson Pilot Fire & Casualty Co. v. PrickettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  5. Montgomery v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984

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