Legal Opinion
Cotton States Mutual Insurance v. Hipps
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 20, 1997No. A96A2300PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Presiding Judge.
Cotton States Mutual Insurance Company filed this action to have its rights declared under its policy with Michael Hipps.
On April 24, 1994 Hipps’ son Jeffrey was involved in a collision with other persons. Those other individuals maintained liability coverage with Travelers Insurance Company. Hipps contacted the other individuals’ insurer soon after the collision and sued them on April 21, 1995. Cotton States avers that a year after the collision in June 1995, Hipps’ attorney advised Cotton States that he had filed suit on Hipps’ behalf against others who had then…
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