Rodgers v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that when a general release in favor of an uninsured motorist is signed, “the uninsured motorist carrier was also released as a matter of law because of the derivative nature of the insurance company’s liability”
• stating “O.C.G.A. § 33-6-34, regarding unfair insurance claims settlement practices, contains no private cause of action”
• a claimant who executed a general release after settling with the tortfeasor’s liability insurer could not then seek recovery from his UM insurer
• a claimant who executed a general release after settling with the tortfeasor’s liability insurer could not then seek recovery from his UM insurer
• limited release of tortfeasor does not bar injured party from proceeding against tortfeasor or UM carrier
• plaintiff’s execution of a general release, rather than a limited release, barred recovery under UM coverage because a judgment against the defendant driver was a condition precedent required by law and by the UM coverage policy

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).