Wages v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Stolz, Judge.

1. Succinctly stated, the issue presented is, whether an insured co-defendant (Wages) with sufficient liability insurance to satisfy judgments rendered in favor of the plaintiffs (Harrisons) against said insured co-defendant (Wages) and an uninsured motorist (Black), is entitled to recover contribution and indemnification from the plaintiffs uninsured motorist carrier (State Farm). Our research indicates this to be an issue of first impression in Georgia.

There appears to be a division of opinion in jurisdictions where this issue has previously arisen.

One view is that the intent…