Split Georgia Appeals Court: No Bad Faith By Insurer In Failing Stucco Suits

Mealey's (August 3, 2017, 9:49 AM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A divided Georgia Court of Appeals on June 30 upheld a trial court’s summary judgment ruling for an insured on its breach of contract and declaratory claims and on the insurer’s counterclaims; however, the majority reversed denial of summary judgment for the insurer on a claim for bad faith, finding that “[t]he question of whether the previous reservations of rights were still effective had not been squarely answered in Georgia” (American Safety Indemnity Co. v. Sto Corp., No. A17A0453, Ga. App., 2017 Ga. App. LEXIS 339)....