Legal Opinion
Continental Casualty Co. v. Owen
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 23, 1954No. 35009, 35010PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, P. J.
As to the general grounds, the assignments of error thereon, except the claim for a penalty and attorneys’ fees, are without merit, and the court did not err in directing a verdict for the principal amount of $9,300 and interest. We will discuss the question of a penalty and attorneys’ fees in the next division of this opinion.
We will now discuss whether or not the plaintiff, under the facts of this case, should be permitted to recover the penalty and attorneys’ fees, according to the jury’s verdict. The act of 1951 (Ga. L. 1951, p. 565, et seq.), generally known as the Motor Vehicle Safety…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Massachusetts Benefit Life Ass'n v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance v. Cochran Oil Mill & Ginnery Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1942
- Equitable Life Assurance Society v. GillamSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- Life Casualty C. of Tenn. v. FreemonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
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3Cited by22 opinions
- American Fidelity & Casualty Company, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Threshermen & Farmers' Mutual Casualty Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co. v. Travelers Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Home Indemnity Company v. GodleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- Life Ins. Co. of Georgia v. BurkeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1963
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. CoburnCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
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