Legal Opinion
SOUTHEASTERN FIDELITY INSURANCE COMPANY v. Timmons
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 11, 1984No. 68828PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Banke, Presiding Judge.
The appellee filed this action against the appellant insurer to recover optional “no-fault” insurance benefits pursuant to the theory set forth in Flewellen v. Atlanta Cas Co., 250 Ga. 709 (300 SE2d 673) (1983) and Jones v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 156 Ga. App. 230 (274 SE2d 623) (1980), as well as to recover a bad-faith penalty, attorney fees, and punitive damages pursuant to OCGA § 33-34-6. We granted an interlocutory appeal from the denial of the appellant-insurer’s motion for summary judgment.
The appellee, though not the policyholder, was entitled to recover…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Flewellen v. Atlanta Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Jones v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Washington v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- Bailey v. Georgia Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
3Cited by9 opinions
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- Pague v. PendleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Butts v. Georgia Casualty & Surety Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Sandner, Inc. v. Centennial InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
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