Planet Insurance v. Ferrell

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

This damage suit arises from injuries sustained by appellee/ plaintiff Diane S. Ferrell in a vehicular collision. Appellant/defendant Planet Insurance Company appeals from the state court’s order granting partial summary judgment to appellee.

Planet is the insurer of Builders Transport, Inc., a motor carrier licensed to haul within Georgia. The collision occurred between a tractor-trailer owned by Builders Transport, driven by its employee Marvin Barron, who at the time was acting within the course of his employment, and an automobile owned and operated by appellee…