Legal Opinion
Lankford v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 23, 2010No. A10A0806PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Adams, Judge.
Bobby Lee Lankford appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company on his claim for uninsured motorist (UM) coverage. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
Summary judgment is proper when there is no genuine issue of material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. OCGA § 9-11-56 (c). A de novo standard of review applies to an appeal from a grant of summary judgment, and we view the evidence, and all reasonable conclusions and inferences drawn from it, in the light most favorable to the nonmovant.
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