YOUNG v. ALLSTATE INS. CO.

37472.

248 Ga. 350 (1981)

282 S.E.2d 115

YOUNG v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied October 27, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hilton & Martin, L. H. Hilton, Falligant, Kent & Toporek, Ashley Royal, for appellant.

Allgood & Childs, Richard R. Mehrhof, Jr., Thomas F. Allgood, for appellee.

Ogden Doremus, Eugene P. Chambers, Jr., Glover McGhee, amicus curiae.


CLARKE, Justice.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has certified the following question to this court: Where a policy is issued under Georgia's compulsory automobile insurance plan (Ga. Code Ann. § 68C-601), does the insured's failure to notify the insurer of a lawsuit against him, as required by the policy, constitute a defense to the insurer's liability to the injured third party who initiated the lawsuit?

We conclude that the...

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