Legal Opinion
Schwartz v. Black
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 16, 1991No. A91A0430PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Judge.
The sole issue presented for resolution in the instant appeal concerns a policy of automobile insurance issued pursuant to the Georgia Automobile Insurance Plan (Plan). The trial court held that a policy issued pursuant to the Plan can provide a maximum bodily injury liability limit of $100,000 per person. It is from that order that the instant appeal is taken.
It is generally true that “ ‘[insurance is a matter of contract and it is contract law . . . that is ultimately controlling. [Cit.]’ [Cit.]” MAG Mut. Ins. Co. v. Gatewood, 186 Ga. App. 169,173 (1) (367 SE2d 63) (1988).…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Board of Trustees of the Policemen's Pension Fund v. ChristySupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Mayor of Savannah v. Savannah Electric & Power Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Panfel v. BoydCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Mag Mutual Insurance v. GatewoodCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Balkcom v. CrossSupreme Court of Georgia · 1961
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Department of Transportation v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
- Walker v. Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
- Georgia Department of Community Health v. Northside Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2014
- FIRST UNION NAT. BANK OF GA v. CollinsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Lee v. American Central InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
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