Legal Opinion
Federal National Mortgage Ass'n v. Hanover Insurance
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 17, 1979No. 34390PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nichols, Chief Justice.
Certiorari was granted to review the decision of the Court of Appeals in Hanover Ins. Co. v. Federal Nat. Mtg. Assn., 147 Ga. App. 573 (249 SE2d 626) (1978).
Hanover sought a declaratory judgment determining its liability, if any, under an insurance policy that named Fickling & Walker, the mortgage-servicing agent for Federal National Mortgage Association, as mortgagee. Fickling & Walker originally had been the lender but has assigned the loan and security deed to FNMA. The debtor had defaulted. FNMA had bought the property in after exercise of the power in the security…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Southern States Fire & Casualty Insurance v. NapierCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918
- Federal National Mortgage Ass'n v. Ohio Casualty InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1973
- American Reliable Insurance v. WoodwardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Federal National Mortgage Ass'n v. Great American InsuranceIndiana Court of Appeals · 1973
- Capital Mortgage Corp. v. Michigan Basic Property InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Hartford Fire Insurance v. Merrimack Mutual Fire InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
- FEDERAL &C. ASSN. v. Hanover Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1979