Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Liberty Loan Corp.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Presiding Judge.
1. The appellee relies upon Wages v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 132 Ga. App. 79 (1) (208 SE2d 1) as controlling in this case; we agree that to the extent that the facts of the two litigations are alike, Wages will indeed control. Wages lays down four pertinent rules of law: (1) *460The purpose of the uninsured motorist statute is to place the insured in the same position as if the tortfeasor had the minimum coverage, as stated in State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Murphy, 226 Ga. 710, 714 (177 SE2d 257); (2) uninsured motorist insurance cannot be limited to "excess”…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. MurphySupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. Macon Railway & Light Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
- Wages v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. ByrumSupreme Court of Virginia · 1966
- Reeves v. McHanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Gay v. Piggly Wiggly Southern, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1987
- Krasaeath v. ParkerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Shackelford v. GreenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Robinson v. Franwylie, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Mag Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
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