Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. Blackburn

Beasley, Chief Judge.

Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company filed a complaint for declaratory judgment that, under an insurance policy it issued to the Blackburns, it is not obligated to defend them in a wrongful death action. Pursuant to the Blackburns’ motion, on which oral argument was heard, the trial court granted judgment on the pleadings to them as provided by OCGA § 9-11-12 (c). The insurer’s sole claim on appeal is that, within the framework of the pleadings, evidence could be introduced to sustain the relief it sought.

An examination of the record requires affirmance. First,…