Smith v. Transamerica Insurance

Smith, Judge.

This appeal involves the ancient common-law device of vouchment and its survival in modern practice in statutory form. OCGA § 9-10-13. We are asked to determine the scope of that statute’s effect upon a subsequent claim against the vouchee. We conclude that the effects of a vouchment under OCGA § 9-10-13 are limited to those explicitly provided by the statute, and we affirm the trial court’s decision granting summary judgment in favor of the vouchee.

Smith, an insurance agent, was sued in Fulton County by a former customer and its employees after a medical insurance policy he…