Legal Opinion
Department of Transportation v. Montgomery Tank Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 1, 2001No. A01A1656, A101A1657PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mikell, Judge.
On November 7, 1997, a tractor-trailer driven by Ben A. Rozier, an employee of Montgomery Tank Lines, Inc., tragically collided head-on with a vehicle driven by Lawrence Parker. Parker was killed, and his estate and children brought a wrongful death action against Rozier, Montgomery Tank Lines, and its insurer, Reliance National Indemnity Company. The Georgia Department of Transportation (“Department”) was not named as a defendant. However, Montgomery and Reliance (“appellees”) provided notice of the wrongful death suit to the Department in accordance with OCGA § 50-21-26 of the…
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