Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Anderson
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 2, 1961No. 39056PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Judge.
It is the law of Georgia and “The general rule supported by the great weight of authority . . . that if a liability insurer, with knowledge of a ground of forfeiture or non-coverage under the policy, assumes and conducts the defense of an action brought against the insured, without disclaiming liability and giving notice of its reservation of rights, it is thereafter precluded in an action upon the policy from setting up such ground of forfeiture or noncoverage.” Jones v. Ga. Cas. &c. Co., 89 Ga. App. 181, 185 (78 SE2d 861); 81 ALR 1326, 1327; 38 ALR2d 1148, 1150. “The general…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Salonen v. PaanenenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
- Ancateau ex rel. Trust Co. of Chicago v. Commercial Casualty InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1943
- Jones v. Georgia Casualty & Surety Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
- Joseph Gordon, Inc. v. Massachusetts Bonding & InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Insurors Indemnity & Ins. Co. v. ArcherSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1953
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Richmond v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
- Home Indemnity Company v. GodleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
- World Harvest Church, Inc. v. Guideone Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
- Gant v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
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