Legal Opinion
Home Indemnity Company v. Godley
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 13, 1970No. 45090PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Per curiam
The insurer is not estopped to deny coverage because it initially began a defense in the first lawsuits which were all voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiffs. Jones v. Ga. Cas. &c. Co., 89 Ga. App. 181 (78 SE2d 861) and State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Anderson, 104 Ga. App. 815 (123 SE2d 191) are inappropriate. In the Jones case the insured defended the case until final judgment without any reservation of rights. The Ander*361son case held for the insurer on the theory that there had been a valid reservation of rights even though the case was defended up to and through the final judgment.
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2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Dependable Insurance Co. v. GibbsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
- Young Men's Christian Assn. v. BaileyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Wren v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
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- World Harvest Church, Inc. v. Guideone Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009
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