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FORTSON v. COTTON STATES MUTUAL INS. CO.

66134, 66312.

168 Ga. App. 155 (1983)

308 S.E.2d 382

FORTSON v. COTTON STATES MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY; and vice versa.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied September 27, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Andrews, for appellant.

Clayton H. Farnham, for appellee.

DEEN, Presiding Judge.

Fortson filed a two-count complaint against Cotton States Mutual Insurance Company after it refused to pay a claim for fire damages to his home and contents. On the first count, the jury awarded Fortson $75,800, plus $18,950 for a bad faith penalty and $8,500 attorney fees. The second count alleged that the insurance company paid off the mortgages on the property and took assignments of the underlying security instruments to harass and intimidate...

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