City of Atlanta v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company

Banke, Judge.

This is a suit to recover for real and personal property damage caused by a gas explosion. The appellees were granted a partial motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability after the appellant failed to respond to requests for admissions. This order was affirmed at 156 Ga. App. 344 (274 SE2d 733) (1980). A jury trial ensued on the issue of damages, and a verdict was rendered for the appellees in the amount of $20,842.74. The trial court denied the appellant’s subsequent motion for new trial, based in part upon a finding that the appellant had abandoned the motion by…