Legal Opinion
Progressive Preferred Insurance v. Brown
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 6, 1992No. S91G0825PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fletcher, Justice.
We granted the writ of certiorari to consider whether an insurance company is compelled to comply with the cancellation provisions of OCGA § 33-24-45 when the insured has paid an insurance premium with a worthless check. The Court of Appeals held that the insured had coverage under a new policy that Progressive had not cancelled as the statute provides. See Brown v. Progressive Preferred Ins. Co., 198 Ga. App. 599 (402 SE2d 303) (1991). Because we find that the parties intended to create a renewal contract, but the insured never paid any consideration for the policy, we…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Veal v. Security Mutual Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
- Golden v. National Life & Accident InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Paul v. PaulSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Kersh v. Life & Casualty InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- National Union Fire Ins. Co. v. AvantSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1930
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