Legal Opinion · Dissent

Woody v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 6, 2001No. A01A0590Published

1DissentEldridge, Judge

Respectfully, I dissent.

The majority construes the public policy of Georgia as invalidating any and all valid and otherwise enforceable automobile insurance contract exclusions, which have the effect of voiding all coverage when there has been personal injury and property damage, because under the Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident Reparations Act, (“No-Fault Insurance”) since repealed, the Supreme Court of Georgia held in Cotton States Mut. Ins. Co. v. Neese, 254 Ga. 335, 338 (1) (329 SE2d 136) (1985), that, under such law providing for compulsory insurance liability and personal injury…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Cotton States Mutual Insurance v. NeeseSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  2. Hurst v. Grange Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  3. Anderson v. Southeastern Fidelity InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  4. Integon Indemnity Corporation v. Canal Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  5. Geico v. DickeySupreme Court of Georgia · 1986

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