5 Georgia opinions name it 1 courts 1983–2014 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Georgia courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
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Fidelity National Title Insurance v. Keyingham Investments, LLCgreen2 sentences2014Co. v. Keyingham Investments, LLC, 288 Ga. 312, 313 (1) ( 702 SE2d 851 ) (2010) (“it is the understanding of the average policyholder which is to be accepted as a court’s guide to the meaning of words, with the help of the established rule that ambiguities and uncertainties are to be resolved against the insurance company”) (citation and punctuation omitted). 2014Co. v. Keyingham Investments, LLC, 288 Ga. 312, 313 (1) ( 702 SE2d 851 ) (2010) (“it is the understanding of the average policyholder which is to be accepted as a court’s guide to the meaning of words, with the help of the established rule that ambiguities and uncertainties are to be resolved against the insurance company”) (citation and punctuation omitted). | 2 | 2 |
Guest v. Horace Mann Insurance Companygreen2 sentences1986Furthermore, “ ‘ “[i]t is the understanding of the average policyholder which is to be accepted as a court’s guide to the meaning of words, with the help of the established rule that ambiguities and uncertainties are to be resolved against the insurance company.” [Cit.]’ [Cit.]” Id. 1984Co., 168 Ga. App. 714, 715 ( 310 SE2d 241 ) (1983). "`It is the function of the court to construe the contract as written and not to make a new contract for the parties [Cit.] . . . . | 1 | 2 |
Vann v. Finleygreen2 sentences2014See Vann v. Finley, 313 Ga. App. 153, 154, n. 2 ( 721 SE2d 156 ) (2011). 7 LLC, 288 Ga. 312, 313 (1) ( 702 SE2d 851 ) (2010) (“it is the understanding of the average policyholder which is to be accepted as a court’s guide to the meaning of words, with the help of the established rule that ambiguities and uncertainties are to be resolved against the insurance company”) (citation and punctuation omitted). 2014See Vann v. Finley, 313 Ga. App. 153, 154, n. 2 ( 721 SE2d 156 ) (2011). 7 LLC, 288 Ga. 312, 313 (1) ( 702 SE2d 851 ) (2010) (“it is the understanding of the average policyholder which is to be accepted as a court’s guide to the meaning of words, with the help of the established rule that ambiguities and uncertainties are to be resolved against the insurance company”) (citation and punctuation omitted). | 1 | 1 |
Ballinger v. C. & S. BANKgreen2 sentences1983“Insurance is a matter of contract, and the language used is to be accorded its general and ordinary meaning, bearing in mind that the contract is to be construed in accordance with the intention and understanding of the parties, and, in construing it, the court can go no further than a fair construction of the language used will permit.” Ballinger v. C&S Bank of Tucker, 139 Ga. App. 686, 688 ( 229 SE2d 498 ). “ ‘[I]t is the understanding of the average policyholder which is to be accepted as a court’s guide to the meaning of words, with the help of the established rule that ambiguities and un 1983“Insurance is a matter of contract, and the language used is to be accorded its general and ordinary meaning, bearing in mind that the contract is to be construed in accordance with the intention and understanding of the parties, and, in construing it, the court can go no further than a fair construction of the language used will permit.” Ballinger v. C&S Bank of Tucker, 139 Ga. App. 686, 688 ( 229 SE2d 498 ). “ ‘[I]t is the understanding of the average policyholder which is to be accepted as a court’s guide to the meaning of words, with the help of the established rule that ambiguities and un | 1 | 1 |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Georgia. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||