Legal Opinion

Zappa v. Allstate Insurance Co.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 11, 1968No. 43332PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Whitman, Judge.

1. This case is a suit on a policy of insurance providing protection to plaintiffs’ home against loss by fire and providing additional living expenses in such event.

This court must apply the new rules of the Civil Practice Act regardless of when the judgment was entered below. Hill v. Willis, 224 Ga. 263 (1) (161 SE2d 281). Accordingly, although the trial court below sustained both a general demurrer to the complaint and a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim (which order plaintiffs enumerate as error), we must review the complaint having regard only to whether the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hill v. WillisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968
  2. Harper v. DeFreitasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
  3. Underwriters' Agency v. SutherlinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1875
  4. GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA v. Lee Chocolate CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Clements v. Warner Robins Supply Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1975
  2. Lee v. Safeco Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  3. Tallman Pools of Georgia, Inc. v. JamesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
  4. Shaw v. First National Bank of ChicagoCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  5. Columbia Nitrogen Corp. v. Dean's Power Oil Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1975

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