Legal Opinion
Decatur Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. York Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 12, 1978No. 56350PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Presiding Judge.
The appellant mortgagee was named as loss payee on an insurance policy taken out by the owner with the appellee insurer covering a described house and lot. The house was totally destroyed by fire on October 18, 1975, while the policy was in effect. The mortgagee foreclosed against the property and sold it on September 7, 1976, realizing from the sale only a small portion of the secured debt. It then sued the insurance company on March 4, 1977, seeking to recover the difference between the face of the policy and the amount realized on the foreclosure sale. Summary…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- New York Underwriters Insurance v. NolesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
- Modern Carpet Industries, Inc. v. Factory Insurance AssociationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1971
- Southern States Fire & Casualty Insurance v. NapierCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918
- Employers' Fire Insurance v. Pennsylvania Millers Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Reece v. Massachusetts Fire & Marine InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Suntrust Mortgage, Inc. v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Smith v. Allstate InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Cherokee Ins. Co. v. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DALTONCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Gravely v. Southern Trust InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
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