Legal Opinion

King v. Atlanta Casualty Insurance

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 25, 2006No. A06A0136PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEllington, Judge

Melvin King sued Atlanta Casualty Company1 in the Superior Court of Thomas County for damages arising out of Atlanta Casualty’s alleged bad faith in refusing to settle King’s property damage claim against Atlanta Casualty’s insured. The trial court granted summary judgment to Atlanta Casualty. King appeals, and we affirm for the reasons set forth below.

To prevail on a motion for summary judgment, the moving party must demonstrate that there is no genuine issue of material fact, and that the undisputed facts, viewed in a light most favorable to the party opposing the motion, warrant judgment…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Lau's Corp., Inc. v. HaskinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  2. Supchak v. PruittCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Fortson v. Cotton States Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  4. Florida International Indemnity Co. v. OsgoodCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  5. Richards v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. AMICA MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. SANDERS Et Al.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  2. Daughtery, Crawford & Brown, LLP v. Am. Gen. Life Ins. Co.District Court, M.D. Georgia · 2019
  3. American Safety Indemnity Company v. Sto Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
  4. American Safety Indemnity Company v. Sto Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
  5. Amica Mutual Insurance Company v. Ullaine SandersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015

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