Whitworth v. Connecticut Indemnity Co.

Pope, Judge.

Plaintiff was employed by Maypole Chevrolet, Inc., defendant’s insured, as a clerical worker. On February 1, 1985, at the request of her employer, plaintiff and another employee traveled to Newnan, Georgia in order to return a Pontiac Fiero automobile to the Maypole dealership in Toccoa. Upon return to the dealership, Maypole terminated plaintiff’s employment, citing poor performance as the reason.

Plaintiff subsequently instituted the present action seeking the payment of personal injury protection (PIP) benefits from defendant which plaintiff maintained were owed as the result of…