Legal Opinion
Cotton States Mutual Insurance v. Starnes
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided June 7, 1990No. S90G0634PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Justice.
Cotton States Mutual Insurance Company brought this action seeking a declaratory judgment absolving it of its obligation to defend Horace Brown, Jr., an additional insured, in the suit brought by John Christopher Starnes and Linda Starnes. The trial court granted summary judgment for Cotton States and denied summary judgment for Starnes. The Court of Appeals reversed in part and affirmed in part. Starnes v. Cotton States Mut. Ins. Co., 194 Ga. App. 320, 323 (390 SE2d 419) (1990). This Court granted certiorari to examine the so-called “rule of election” by additional…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cotton States Mutual Insurance v. NeeseSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Integon Indemnity Corporation v. Canal Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- Ericson v. HillCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Leventhal v. American Bankers Insurance Co. of FloridaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Starnes v. Cotton States Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
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3Cited by21 opinions
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