Legal Opinion
Houston General Insurance v. Brock Construction Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 28, 1978No. 33559PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
We granted certiorari to review the rulings in Divisions 1, 2 and 3 of the opinion of the Court of Appeals in Brock Const. Co. v. Houston Gen. Ins. Co., 144 Ga. App. 860 (243 SE2d 83) (1978). The facts of the case are set out so far as they are material in the opinion of the Court of Appeals.
*4611. The issue is whether the legislature intended that compensated as well as uncompensated sureties be governed by the provisions of Title 103, first enacted in 1860 as part of the codification of the common law. The Court of Appeals ruled that Title 103 was not intended to govern compensated…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Bethune v. DozierSupreme Court of Georgia · 1851
- Toomer v. DickersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1867
- Glens Falls Indemnity Co. v. Southeastern Construction Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1950
- Peachtree Roxboro Corp. v. United States Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
- Brock Construction Co. v. Houston General InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Toy King Distributors, Inc. v. Liberty Savings Bank, FSB (In Re Toy King Distributors, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 2000
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. ClarkCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- Bank of Terrell v. WebbCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Sims' Crane Service, Inc. v. Reliance InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1981
- Growth Properties of Florida, Ltd. v. WallaceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
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