Carter v. Spells

494 S.E.2d 279 (1997)

229 Ga. App. 441

CARTER et al.

v.

SPELLS et al.

No. A97A1372.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

November 18, 1997.

Loyce W. Turner, Jr., Valdosta, for appellants.

Young, Thagard, Hoffman, Scott & Smith, Henry P. Scott, Valdosta, for appellees.

BEASLEY, Judge.

In this lawsuit arising from a motor vehicle collision, plaintiffs Christopher and Janet Carter appeal the grant of partial summary judgment to defendant Johnny Spells on the Carters' claim for punitive damages.

Evidence showed that as Christopher Carter drove his vehicle through an intersection in Valdosta, Spells' truck entered…