Legal Opinion

Xpress Cargo Systems, Inc. v. McMath

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 20, 1997No. A96A2537PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Johnson, Judge.

Xpress Cargo Systems (‘Xpress”) and its insurer, International Indemnity Company (“International”), appeal a personal injury judgment in favor of Evelyn McMath. A Fulton County jury awarded McMath $100,000 in damages after finding Xpress responsible for the injuries she sustained in a collision with its parked delivery truck. We find International was properly joined as a defendant pursuant to OCGA § 46-7-12 (e), which authorizes a direct cause of action against an insurer. As the trial court properly excluded evidence that McMath had no driver’s license and did not err by…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Emory v. DobsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  2. CO-OP CAB COMPANY, INC. v. ArnoldCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
  3. National Indemnity Co. v. TatumCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  4. McMichen v. MoattarCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  5. Fielding v. DriggersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Department of Transportation v. ArnoldCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  2. Doctoroff v. PerezCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  3. Carnes v. WoodallCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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