Looney v. GEORGIA FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Smith, Judge.

Appellant Looney was insured against hail damage to his crops by appellee insurer Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company. In June of 1971 he notified the insurer of a claim for such damages to his crops on 540 acres allegedly occurring on June 13, 1971. Subsequently thereto, appellant’s attorney (not the attorney representing him in the action or the appeal) and W. W. Tanner, the crops and fields supervisor of the insured, began negotiations which continued until March 15, 1974, at which time the insurer denied liability by a letter of that date. The present action was…