Legal Opinion

Jones v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 2, 2001No. A00A2402PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackburn, Chief Judge.

After receiving a jury verdict in her favor against an unidentified motorist who injured her, Virginia H. Jones appeals the trial court’s order finding that Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, Cotton States Mutual Insurance Company, and Allstate Insurance Company were liable to her for only the minimum amount of uninsured motorist (“UM”) coverage under OCGA § 33-7-11, on individual and separate policies issued by each insurer. Jones contends that, because she never specifically rejected “excess” UM coverage in writing prior to the accident, she retains the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Merastar Insurance v. WheatCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Abrohams v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance AgencyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  2. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. CrouchCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1986
  3. Payne v. Middlesex InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  4. Jones v. Federated Mutual Insurance Company.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2018
  5. McKinnon v. Progressive Bayside InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006

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