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· 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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