Legal Opinion
Empire Fire & Marine Insurance v. Metro Courier Corp.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 8, 1998No. A98A1639PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Empire Fire & Marine Insurance Company brought this declaratory judgment action against its insured (Metro Courier Corporation) and Metro’s employee (Marcus Saucer) to determine the insurance policy’s coverage of an accident involving a Metro van driven by Saucer. The two issues on appeal are (i) whether the court erred in dismissing the action where Empire had denied coverage, Empire had refused to provide Metro a defense in a suit brought by the injured parties, and a judgment had been entered in that suit, and (ii) whether the dismissal should have been with prejudice.
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2Cases cited27 opinions
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