Legal Opinion
Miller v. Georgia Interlocal Risk Management Agency
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 14, 1998No. A98A0281PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Andrews, Chief Judge.
At issue in this appeal is whether an insurer which settled one of two claims arising from the alleged negligence of its insured acted in bad faith by settling with one of the claimants for the majority of the available coverage before attempting to negotiate a settlement with the other claimant. For the following reasons, we find no evidence of bad faith.
While operating a motorcycle with Sharon Crumpton as a passenger, John R. Miller collided with a garbage truck owned and operated by the City of Moultrie, Georgia. Miller and Crumpton suffered serious injuries and…
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- Allstate Insurance v. EvansCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
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- Williams v. St. Paul CompaniesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
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