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U. S. FIRE INS. CO. v. CAPITAL FORD &c., INC

43966.

257 Ga. 77 (1987)

355 S.E.2d 428

UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. v. CAPITAL FORD TRUCK SALES, INC.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided May 6, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Drew, Eckl & Farnham, W. Wray Eckl, Georgia L. Schley, for appellant.

Mozley, Finlayson & Anderson, J. Arthur Mozley, Eric T. Johnson, for appellee.

MARSHALL, Chief Justice.

We granted certiorari in the present case, Capital Ford Truck Sales v. U. S. Fire Ins. Co., 180 Ga.App. 413 (349 S.E.2d 201) (1986), in order to decide whether an "excess" or "umbrella" liability insurance carrier is required to provide first-dollar coverage to the insured, and to defend an action against the insured, if the "primary" or "underlying" insurer has...

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