French v. Perez
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1DissentMcFadden, Presiding Judge
I respectfully dissent from the majority's decision affirming the trial court. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company was acting as defendant Reyes Perez's agent when it sold the car involved in the collision. So I would vacate the trial court's order and remand for further findings.
The undisputed evidence shows that after the collision, the car had been turned over to State Farm. The owner of the car, Perez's wife, signed a power of attorney allowing State Farm to secure a Georgia title on the car. State Farm possessed the car when plaintiff David French sent State Farm a notice to preserve…
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