Legal Opinion
Luca v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 26, 2006No. A06A1008PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Phipps, Judge.
Claudia Luca contends that the trial court erred in denying her permission to serve a motorist by publication and dismissing State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company from her lawsuit. Because we agree, we reverse and remand the case for proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.
In December 2003, Luca filed a negligence action against Dorian Castro in connection with their May 2003 automobile collision. That same month, she attempted to serve Castro at his alleged Gwinnett County address. The sheriffs return of service states, “Diligent search made and defendant Dorian…
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- Brown v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
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