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O.C.G.A. § 33-5-59

Applicability of article

— Code 1933, § 56-612, enacted by Ga

What constitutes “trial,” “final trial,” or “final hearing” under statute authorizing allowance of attorneys’ fees as costs on such proceeding, 100 A.L.R.2d 397.

Validity of statute allowing attorney’s fee to successful claimant but not to defendant, or vice-versa, 73 A.L.R.3d 515.

Recoverability of punitive damages in action by insured against liability insurer for failure to settle claim against insurer, 85 A.L.R.3d 1211.

Liability insurer’s postloss conduct as waiver of, or estoppel to assert, “no-action” clause, 68 A.L.R.4th 389.

This article shall not apply to any action or proceeding against any unauthorized insurer arising out of any contract of:

(1) Reinsurance effectuated in accordance with the laws of Geor-

81a;

(2) Surplus line insurance authorized by this chapter;

(3) Insurance on property or operations of carriers engaged in

interstate commerce;

(4) Insurance against legal liability arising out of the ownership, operation, or maintenance of any property having a permanent situs

outside of this state; or

(5) Insurance against loss of or damage to any property having a permanent situs outside of this state where the contract contains a provision designating the Commissioner or a bona fide resident of the State of Georgia to be its true and lawful attorney upon whom may be served all lawful process in any action or proceeding instituted by or on behalf of an insured or beneficiary arising out of the contract or where the insurer enters a general appearance in any such action or

proceeding.

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.