Legal Opinion

Manzi v. Cotton States Mutual Insurance

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 13, 2000No. A99A2021PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ruffin, Judge.

On April 18, 1997, Lisa Manzi was injured in an automobile collision. She sued Wendell Kistler, who she claimed was driving the truck in which she was a passenger. On November 3, 1997, she served Cotton States Mutual Insurance Company, her uninsured motorist carrier. Cotton States moved for summary judgment, arguing that it had no liability under the policy because Manzi failed to notify it of the accident in a timely manner. The trial court granted the motion, and Manzi appeals. For reasons discussed below, we affirm.

Section IV of the insurance policy, entitled “DUTIES AFTER AN…

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Moss v. Cincinnati InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  2. Cherokee Credit Life Insurance v. BakerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
  3. Maddox v. Life & Casualty InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
  4. Caldwell v. State Farm Fire & Casualty InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  5. Progressive Preferred Insurance v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Lankford v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  2. Progressive Mountain Insurance Company v. BishopCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
  3. Payne v. Middlesex InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  4. GEICO Indemnity Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2016
  5. Cotton States Mutual Insurance v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002

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