Legal Opinion
Fcci Insurance Company. v. McLendon Enterprises, Inc.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 11, 2015No. S15Q0286PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HINES, Presiding Justice.
This case is before this Court on a certified question from the United States.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit 1 in litigation seeking declaratory relief regarding the rights of recovery of an insured under an uninsured motorist insurance policy. See FCCI Ins. Co. v. McLendon Enterprises, 2013 WL 6731420 (S.D. Ga. 2013).
The question certified is:
Can an insured party recover under an uninsured-motorist insurance policy providing that the insurer will pay sums “the insured is legally entitled to recover as compensatory damages from the owner or driver of an…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wilkinson v. Vigilant Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Gates v. GlassSupreme Court of Georgia · 2012
- Crider v. Zurich InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Tinsley v. Worldwide InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Durrah v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
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- Dennis Malcolm Patterson v. United Services Automobile AssociationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2025
- FCCI Insurance Company v. McLendon Enterprises, Inc., etlCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2015
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