Judge Ken Hodges, Georgia Court of Appeals. (Photo: John Disney/ALM) Appeals Court Torches Lawsuit Over Denied Fire Claims in Purloined Premiums
An Eastman, Georgia, couple who lost their home to fire cannot sue their insurer for denying coverage, since their payments were never delivered by an insurance agent jailed for pocketing clients' premiums.
October 05, 2020 at 01:18 PM
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Reversing a trial judge, the state Court of Appeals has tossed out a case against an insurer sued after it denied coverage for a middle Georgia couple's home destroyed in a 2015 fire, ruling that—even though they had made payments to the insurance agent who said them the policy—they did not send them directly to the company as instructed.
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