Legal Opinion
GEORGIA FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. MacHett
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 3, 1993No. A92A1913PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Presiding Judge.
At issue in the instant declaratory judgment action is the existence of coverage under a homeowner’s policy issued by appellant-plaintiff (Insurer) to appellee-defendant (Insured). When the Insured was sued by his son-in-law for injuries inflicted in a domestic dispute, the Insurer undertook the defense of that action pursuant to a reservation of rights and then brought the instant action, seeking a declaration that it afforded no coverage under the policy’s exclusion for such bodily injury as was “expected or intended by the [I]nsured.” The trial court denied the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Colonial Penn Insurance v. HartCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Company v. MorganSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
- Stein v. Massachusetts Bay InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Roe v. State Farm Fire & Casualty CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1989
- Brown v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
3Cited by5 opinions
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- GEORGIA FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. LaneCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
- Richardson v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2009