Legal Opinion
VFH Captive Insurance v. Cielinski
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 26, 2003No. A02A2406PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Phipps, Judge.
Michael P. Cielinski, as trustee in bankruptcy for Gregory Gray, sued VFH Captive Insurance Company for damages arising out of VFH’s alleged bad faith failure to settle a bodily injury claim against Gray. A jury found for Cielinski and returned a verdict against VFH for $725,000. VFH appeals, claiming that the trial court erred in denying its motions for a directed verdict, judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and a new trial. VFH also claims the trial court erred in allowing an admission in its answer to be used as evidence and erred in its jury charge. Finding no error, we…
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