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· 1/22/1986

Anderson v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company

Citations

  • 339 S.E.2d 660
  • 177 Ga. App. 520
  • 1986 Ga. App. LEXIS 1442

How courts have described this case

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

  • in terminating duty to defend, “exhaust” means payment of settlement or judgment, wholly depleting policy amount which then discharges duty to defend insured
  • term \exhaust\ does not mean paying policy limits into court without insured's consent, but rather paying settlement or judgment that entirely depletes policy limits
  • term “exhaust” does not mean paying policy limits into court without insured’s consent, but rather paying settlement or judgment that entirely depletes policy limits
  • term “exhaust” does not mean paying policy limits into court without insured’s consent, but rather paying settlement or judgment that entirely depletes policy limits
  • “[w]e do not agree . . . that the term ‘exhaust’ encompasses the paying into court of the policy limits, but interpret that term to mean the payment either of a settlement or of a judgment wholly depleting the policy amount”
  • “We do not agree . . . that the term ‘exhaust’ encompasses the paying into court of the policy limits, but interpret that term to mean the payment either of a settlement or of a judgment wholly depleting the policy amount.”

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Judges: Sognier, Birdsong, Carley

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