Legal Opinion
Huggins v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 5, 1980No. 35609PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Undercofler, Presiding Justice.
Jessie Huggins was permanently injured when his hand and arm were caught in the roller end of a paper board machine. He sued the defendant insurance companies for negligent inspection, which he claims proximately caused his injuries. The trial court granted summary judgment to the insurance companies and the Court of Appeals affirmed (Huggins v. Aetna Cas. &c. Co., 151 Ga. App. 377 (259 SE2d 742) (1979)), holding that Huggins could not recover on his tort claim against the insurance companies because he had not relied on their inspections for his personal…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Sims v. American Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Providence Washington Insurance v. SimsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
- Beam v. Omark Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Pennsylvania Millers Mutual Insurance v. Thomas Milling Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. DavidsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
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3Cited by87 opinions
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- Hutcherson v. Progressive Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
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