Roland v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance

How courts have described this case

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• in which the Georgia Supreme Court found that ambiguities in insurance contracts should be construed against the insurer
• insurer cannot be held liable for a penalty based on bad faith refusal to pay or for attorney fees where it has reasonable grounds to contest the claim
• though plain language of homeowners’ policy predicated coverage on condition that subject residence was “the only premises where the named insured or spouse maintains a residence,” wife’s coverage was effective even after she had moved out of residence upon couple’s separation
• doubtful question justified refusal to pay; directed verdict required

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).