State Supreme Court / Ga.

Smith v. Commercial Union Assurance Co.

Decided June 9, 1980. Horace Elmo Nichols wrote the opinion for the court.

268 S.E.2d 632 · Cited 57 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Arnold v. Walton · 54 S.E.2d 424
Melton v. Johnson · 249 S.E.2d 82
Hemphill v. Home Insurance Co. · 174 S.E.2d 251
Norman v. Daniels · 236 S.E.2d 121
Wages v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 208 S.E.2d 1
Wentworth v. Fireman's Fund American Insurance · 250 S.E.2d 543
Barnes v. Continental Insurance Company · 201 S.E.2d 150
McDaniel v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 205 Va. 815
Smith v. Commercial Union Assurance Company · 264 S.E.2d 530
Veal v. GENERAL ACCI. &C. CORP. · 197 S.E.2d 410
Veal v. General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corp. · 128 Ga. App. 610

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