Legal Opinion

KEN-MAR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. v. Bowen

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided April 23, 1980No. 35898PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Nichols, Justice.

Certiorari was granted to determine whether or not the correct standard for appellate review was utilized by the Court of Appeals in Division 4 of its opinion in Bowen v. Ken-Mar Const. Co., 152 Ga. App. 568, 571 (1979), in deciding the issue of whether or not attorney fees were recoverable under Code Ann. § 20-1404.

The question is one of whether or not the standard of review adopted by this court in Colonial Life & Acc. Ins. Co. v. McClain, 243 Ga. 263 (254 SE2d 380) (1979), respecting recoveries under Code Ann. § 56-1206 for bad faith refusals to pay insurance claims,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Colonial Life & Accident Insurance v. McClainSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  2. Bowen v. Ken-Mar Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1979

3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Haggard v. Board of Regents of University SystemSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
  2. Ford Motor Co. v. StubblefieldCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  3. Jackson v. Brinegar, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  4. Jeff Goolsby Homes Corp. v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
  5. Anderson v. ChathamCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989

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