Allstate Insurance v. Sapp

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• deciding that insurance company not estopped from denying coverage based upon statements by insured about existence of coverage in criminal case
• holding that insured’s failure to show justifiable reliance or a detrimental change in position precluded his claim that automobile insurer was estopped from denying coverage
• holding that insured's failure to show justifiable reliance or a detrimental change in position precluded his claim that automobile insurer was estopped from denying coverage
• deciding that insurance company not estopped from denying coverage based upon statements by insured about existence of coverage in criminal case
• holding that “[e]stoppel requires justifiable reliance on the opposing party’s representations or conduct and a change in position to one’s detriment” (citation omitted)
• whether one is an “insured” within the meaning of a policy is a legal question

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

6 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Arrow Exterminators, Inc. v. Zurich American Insurance
  N.D. Georgia· 2001-03-30· cited 14×
• Ronald Lee v. Mercury Insurance Company of Georgia
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2017-11-03· cited 12×
• Bibb County v. Georgia Power Co.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1999-11-10· cited 6×
• Carter v. Digby
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2000-05-26· cited 3×
• VFH Captive Insurance v. Cielinski
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2003-03-26· cited 1×
• National Surety Corporation v. Dustex Corporation
  Eighth Circuit· 2016-04-29

Cites

6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Lau's Corp., Inc. v. Haskins
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1991-06-27· cited 2,024×
• Early v. Kent
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1959-05-08· cited 37×
• Regional Pacesetters, Inc. v. Halpern Enterprises, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1983-01-14· cited 36×
• Anderson v. Clark
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1883-04-10· cited 30×
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Penrow
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1977-05-13· cited 8×
• Rubin v. Mikart, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1983-07-12· cited 4×