Legal Opinion
Stout v. Cincinnati Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 13, 1998No. S97G1331PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Justice.
Elva Stout was injured in a vehicular collision. She filed suit against the driver and owner of the other vehicle, but did not serve Cincinnati Insurance Company in its capacity as her uninsured motorist carrier (UMC). After the statute of limitations had run, Ms. Stout discovered that the defendants’ liability insurer was insolvent. She dismissed her suit, then refiled it within the six-month renewal period authorized by OCGA § 9-2-61 (a). The UMC was served with the complaint in the renewal action, but moved for dismissal because it had not been served with the original…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Vaughn v. CollumSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Bohannon v. JC Penney Casualty Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
- Bohannon v. FutrellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. ReidSupreme Court of Georgia · 1997
- Granite State Insurance v. Nord Bitumi U. S., Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1992
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Terry v. State Farm Fire & Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1998
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- Gloria Silva v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
- KELLY v. HARRIS Et Al.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2014
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