JONES v. ADMIRAL INSURANCE COMPANY

A90A0419.

195 Ga. App. 765 (1990)

395 S.E.2d 234

JONES v. ADMIRAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied May 29, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Douglas Adams, for appellant.

Dickey, Whelchel, Brown & Readdick, J. Thomas Whelchel, for appellee.


BEASLEY, Judge.

The issue is whether a release executed by the insured bars a claim for statutory penalty and attorney fees against the insurer under OCGA § 33-34-6 (b).

Defendant Admiral Insurance Company issued a fire insurance policy on a commercial building and contents owned by plaintiff Jones. Two weeks after the effective date of the policy, the building and its contents were damaged by fire. Sixty-one days after the insurer received Jones' demand...

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