Sentry Indemnity Co. v. Sharif

156 Ga. App. 828 (1980)

280 S.E.2d 354

SENTRY INDEMNITY COMPANY

v.

SHARIF; and vice versa.

60016, 60017.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Argued October 17, 1979.

Decided December 5, 1980.

Rehearing Denied December 19, 1980.

Richard B. Eason, Jr., Carolyn J. Kennedy, for appellant.

Thomas B. Murphy, Jack F. Witcher, for appellee.

SMITH, Judge.

Appellant Sharif brought an action seeking actual and punitive damages for appellant's alleged bad faith refusal to pay a claim. The claim arose out of an automobile collision between appellee's son, Mohammed, and a third party. The collision occurred during the period…