Legal Opinion
Downer v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 30, 1985No. 70810PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
In August 1980 Mr. and Mrs. Downer filed a claim with Georgia Farm Bureau under Mr. Downer’s auto insurance policy. Insurer paid the basic no-fault benefits due but refused to pay the optional no-fault benefits demanded by claimants for failure to comply with former OCGA § 33-34-5 (b). On October 26, 1982 claimants filed suit to recover the optional benefits, statutory penalties, punitive damages and attorney fees. On September 8, 1983 a request for continuance, signed by both parties, was granted removing the case from the pretrial calendar pending the Supreme Court’s…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Flewellen v. Atlanta Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1983
- Fortson v. Cotton States Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Brannon Enterprises, Inc. v. DeatonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Cotton States Mutual Insurance v. McFatherSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
- Tolison v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Brown v. BakerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
- International Indemnity Co. v. TerrellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Homick v. American Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- Executive Risk Indemnity, Inc. v. AFC Enterprises, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 2007
- Haghnazarian v. State Farm Mutual Ins.Fairfax County Circuit Court · 1990
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