Legal Opinion
Ellerbee v. Interstate Contract Carrier Corp.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 14, 1987No. 73754PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Mrs. Ellerbee was injured in a 1981 accident with a tractor-trailer driven by Gambel. The tractor was owned by Smith, who apparently leased it to Interstate Contract Carrier Corporation. Bankers and Shippers Insurance Carrier of New York was the insurer for Interstate. The Ellerbees sued all four, the driver, the owner/lessor, the lessee, and the lessee’s insurer.
Service on the first three, all but the insurer, was made on the Secretary of State, plaintiffs alleging that they were covered by the provisions of OCGA Title 46 as motor common carriers or motor contract carriers and…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. CoxwellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
- Smith v. American Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1948
- Bible v. HughesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Wendlandt v. Shepherd Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- Muscogee Realty Development Corp. v. Jefferson Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1984
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Wahnschaff v. ErdmanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
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