United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Collins

Goolsby, Judge:

The respondent United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company (USF & G) brought this action against the appellant O. L. Collins in his individual capacity to recover attorney fees and bond premiums. The trial court granted USF & G summary judgment, awarding it attorney fees and an amount representing bond premiums. Collins appeals. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

In 1982, the Probate Court of Richmond County, Georgia appointed Collins, a South Carolina resident and Georgia attorney, and Mildred Siderman, a North Carolina resident, co-guardians of the person and…