7 Cited authorities

  1. Cotton States Mutual Ins. Co., v. Brightman

    276 Ga. 683 (Ga. 2003)   Cited 44 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding insurer in bad faith failure to settle action "judged by the standard of the ordinarily prudent insurer"
  2. Jones v. Frickey

    274 Ga. App. 398 (Ga. Ct. App. 2005)   Cited 14 times

    No. A05A0156. DECIDED JUNE 21, 2005. RECONSIDERATION DENIED JULY 14, 2005. Settlement. Paulding Superior Court. Before Judge Beavers. Edenfield, Cox, Bruce Classens, Gerald M. Edenfield, Susan W. Cox, Charles P. Aaron, for appellant. Charles E. Pinkard, Jr., for appellee. ELLINGTON, Judge. After a hearing, the Superior Court of Paulding County granted the motion to enforce a settlement filed by Rocky Frickey in Keith Jones' personal injury action. Jones appeals, contending the trial court erred in

  3. Sargent v. Allstate Ins. Co.

    165 Ga. App. 863 (Ga. Ct. App. 1983)   Cited 29 times
    Explaining that a general reservation of rights is ineffective to prevent a waiver that has already occurred
  4. Nash v. Allstate Ins. Co.

    256 Ga. App. 143 (Ga. Ct. App. 2002)   Cited 1 times

    A02A0598. DECIDED: JUNE 26, 2002 Action on policy. Floyd Superior Court. Before Judge Matthews. Davidson Strain, William E. Davidson, Jr., for appellants. Smith, Shaw Maddox, Julius W. Peek, Jr., David F. Guldenschuh, for appellees. BARNES, Judge. The five children of a woman who was killed in a car wreck appeal the trial court's order disbursing more than $18,000 out of $25,000 available insurance coverage to satisfy a hospital lien. Because the children made a claim for wrongful death and the decedent's

  5. Adams v. Wright

    293 S.E.2d 446 (Ga. Ct. App. 1982)   Cited 11 times

    63483. DECIDED APRIL 22, 1982. REHEARING DENIED JUNE 14, 1982. Action for damages. Richmond State Court. Before Judge Slaton. J. Robert Persons, Ben Swain McElmurray, Jr., for appellants. William C. Calhoun, for appellees. QUILLIAN, Chief Judge. This action arose out of a claim for the wrongful death of Gail Wright and was first brought by David Wright, the husband of the decedent, individually, and as next friend for their two minor children. Gail Wright died in an automobile and truck collision

  6. State Farm Mut. c. Ins. Co. v. Wright

    137 Ga. App. 819 (Ga. Ct. App. 1976)   Cited 15 times

    51649. ARGUED JANUARY 15, 1976. DECIDED FEBRUARY 11, 1976. REHEARING DENIED MARCH 2, 1976. Declaratory judgment; insurance. Richmond Superior Court. Before Judge Pierce. Fulcher, Hagler, Harper Reed, John I. Harper, for appellant. Allgood, Childs, Snelling Brown, Thomas F. Allgood, for appellee. QUILLIAN, Judge. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm) brought this action for a declaratory judgment against its insured, Penrow, and Wright who alleged that she was injured by Penrow

  7. Section 51-4-2 - Wrongful death of spouse or parent

    Ga. Code § 51-4-2   Cited 138 times
    Requiring that a surviving spouse releasing the claims of a child to "hold the consideration for such release subject to subsection (d) of this Code section"