Lane v. Taylor

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

In this personal injury action, the jury awarded plaintiff $5,000. Judgment was entered on February 13, 1990, in favor of plaintiff and against defendants in the amount of $2,500 to reflect the payment of personal injury protection (“PIP”) benefits (in the amount of $2,500) by plaintiff’s insurer. On February 22, 1990, plaintiff appealed. Held:

In Barikos v. Vanderslice, 177 Ga. App. 884 (341 SE2d 513), this court held amounts credited against a judgment for no-fault insurance payments must be subtracted from the amount of the judgment in determining whether a…