· 1/27/2003
Provident Life & Accident Insurance v. Hallum
Citations
- 576 S.E.2d 849
- 276 Ga. 147
- 2003 Fulton County D. Rep. 287
- 2003 Ga. LEXIS 66
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that a policy extended to injury accidentally caused by intentional acts where it used the words “accidental bodily injuries”
- explaining that Georgia law distinguishes between insurance coverage for “bodily injury caused by accident” and “accidental bodily injuries”
- “An accidental injury is an injury that is unexpected but may arise from a conscious voluntary act. In contrast, an injury from accidental means is one that is the unexpected result of an unforeseen or unexpected act that was involuntarily or unintentionally done.”
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Judges: Fletcher
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