Legal Opinion
Wagner v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 30, 2007No. A07A0916PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Presiding Judge.
In this appeal, we once again are called upon to decide the validity of a policy exclusion imposed upon uninsured motorist (UM) coverage. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company seeks to deny UM coverage to its insured, Sherrie Wagner, on the basis of a provision in her personal automobile policy excluding UM coverage when an insured is carrying persons or property for a fee. We conclude that the public policy of this state forbids this exclusion because it denies statutorily mandated coverage to an otherwise qualified insured, and we therefore reverse.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Gulf American Fire & Casualty Co. v. McNealCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Smith v. Commercial Union Assurance Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. CarlsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Doe v. RampleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- Abrohams v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance AgencyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
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- Hazelwood v. Auto-Owners Insurance Company.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2018
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