Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Smith
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 23, 1980No. 35974PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bowles, Justice.
Certiorari was granted to review Division 2 of the Court of Appeals’ opinion in State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Smith, 152 Ga. App. 825 (1979). Upon consideration by this court we reverse the Court of Appeals and affirm the trial court’s grant of summary judgment on the ground that Mrs. Smith had lost no compensable income and had no right to recover under Code Ann. § 56-3403b (b) (2).
The facts presented to the trial court showed that respondent Smith was injured and her husband was killed in an automobile collision on May 3,1975. On November 29, 1978, respondent brought an…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Meade v. HeimansonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Miller v. SpicerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Sheffield v. Cotton States Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Smith v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- SOUTHEASTERN FIDELITY INSURANCE COMPANY v. HicksCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
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