Legal Opinion
Reserve Life Insurance Co. v. Ayers
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 11, 1961No. 21291PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Quillian, Justice.
The first exception of the application is that the Court of Appeals erred in not deciding that, as a matter of law, the verdict awarding $8,000 attorney’s fees to the plaintiff was excessive. It must be remembered that the petition filed in the trial court, in addition to setting forth the right of the plaintiff to recover a loss alleged to be covered by the provisions of the policy sued upon, alleged that the defendant insurer acted in bad faith in refusing to pay the loss and for that reason was liable to the plaintiff for the statutory penalty and attorney’s fees provided…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Travelers Insurance v. SheppardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- Traders Insurance v. MannSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Johnson v. Ætna InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Baker v. Richmond City Mill WorksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Cotton States Life Insurance v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
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3Cited by47 opinions
- State v. RoyalSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Atlanta Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Transamerica InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1972
- Bituminous Casualty Corp. v. MoweryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Auto-Owners Insurance v. NeislerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
- Ranger Insurance Company v. Mrs. Miriam G. Culberson, as of the Estate of W. A. Culberson, Carol Brown MacLean as v. Miriam G. Culberson, as Administratrix, Defendant-Third Party v. Ranger Insurance Company, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
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