Wolverine Insurance v. Sorrough

How courts have described this case

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

• finding that failing to perform a condition precedent in the time required, “absent a showing of justification” or facts offered as an excuse by the insured, bars recovery
• material breach of insurance contract by insured relieves insurer of obligation to defend lawsuit, or pay judgment, against insured
• material breach of insurance contract by insured relieves insurer of obligation to defend lawsuit, or pay judgment, against insured

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

44 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Richmond v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1976-10-07· cited 157×
• Goldman v. State Farm Fire Gen. Ins. Co.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1995-08-16· cited 97×
• Bituminous Casualty Corp. v. J. B. Forrest & Sons, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1974-09-25· cited 80×
• Viani v. Aetna Insurance Company
  Idaho Supreme Court· 1972-10-06· cited 63×
• Stonewall Insurance v. Farone
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1973-06-27· cited 34×
• Artrac Corp. v. Austin Kelley Advertising, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1990-11-15· cited 29×
• Plantation Pipe Line Co. v. Stonewall Insurance
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2016-11-20· cited 29×
• SOUTHEASTERN EXP. SYS. v. Southern Guar. Ins. Co. of Georgia
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1997-02-17· cited 24×
• Hurston v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1978-12-01· cited 24×
• Hathaway Development Co. v. American Empire Surplus Lines Insurance Co.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2009-11-16· cited 21×
• Ga. Mut. Ins. Co. v. Criterion Ins. Co.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1974-02-18· cited 21×
• Leventhal v. American Bankers Insurance Co. of Florida
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1981-06-29· cited 19×
• Cotton States Mutual Insurance v. Proudfoot
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1971-01-29· cited 18×
• Ralls Corp. v. Huerfano River Wind, LLC
  N.D. Georgia· 2014-06-27· cited 16×
• Gregory v. Allstate Insurance
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1975-03-19· cited 14×
• Sagon Motorhomes, Inc. v. Southtrust Bank of Georgia, N.A.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1997-02-25· cited 14×
• Government Employees Insurance v. Gates
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1975-04-23· cited 14×
• Atlanta International Properties, Inc. v. Georgia Underwriting Ass'n
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1979-04-24· cited 13×
• Morris v. Aetna Life Insurance
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1981-11-24· cited 12×
• Vaughan v. ACCC Insurance Co.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2012-03-12· cited 12×

Cites

35 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Arghyris
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 1949-09-07· cited 64×
• Phoenix Cotton Oil Co. v. Royal Indemnity Co.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1918-04-15· cited 58×
• Assurance Co. of America v. Bell
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1963-12-02· cited 57×
• Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1957-06-20· cited 53×
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Cassinelli
  Nevada Supreme Court· 1950-04-03· cited 48×
• H. Y. Akers & Sons, Inc. v. St. Louis Fire & Marine Insurance
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1969-11-03· cited 36×
• American Fire and Casualty Company v. Tankersley
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1959-12-17· cited 30×
• Ericson v. Hill
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1964-05-27· cited 29×
• Sims T. V., Inc. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1963-05-22· cited 28×
• North American Accident Insurance v. Watson
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1909-05-18· cited 27×
• Cotton States Mutual Insurance v. Martin
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1964-09-08· cited 26×
• Cordray v. James
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1917-01-23· cited 26×
• Employees Assurance Society v. Bush
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1962-01-09· cited 25×
• Northwestern Mutual Insurance Co. v. Independence Mutual Insurance Co.
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1959-01-06· cited 23×
• Griswold v. Scott
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1853-02-15· cited 22×
• United Benevolent Society v. Freeman
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1900-07-18· cited 20×
• Baker v. Tillman
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1890-02-24· cited 19×
• Winn v. Tabernacle Infirmary
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1910-11-18· cited 16×
• Williams Valve Co. v. Amorous
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1917-01-23· cited 16×
• Daniel v. Dalton News Co.
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 1934-03-03· cited 16×