Legal Opinion
Prescott's Altama Datsun, Inc. v. Monarch Insurance
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 6, 1984No. 41071PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hill, Chief Justice.
May a liability insurer, by its conduct relative to the defense of a lawsuit against its former insured, cause an expired policy of insurance to be in effect as to an accident occurring after expiration of the policy? The Court of Appeals held that a liability insurer’s conduct in defending a lawsuit against its former insured could never revive an expired policy. We granted certiorari. Prescott’s Altama Datsun v. Monarch Ins. Co. of Ohio, 170 Ga. App. 545 (317 SE2d 845) (1984).
Dr. Jerry Boatwright was injured on January'l, 1980, in the one-car crash of a Datsun he had…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Gant v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Quillian v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
- Allstate Insurance Company v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
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