Legal Opinion
Knight v. Duke
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 23, 1995No. A95A1167PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Presiding Judge.
On January 8, 1993, Carl Knight was injured in a car accident while riding as a passenger in a vehicle being driven by Mark Wallace. At the time of the accident, Wallace was test driving the vehicle with the permission of Murray Duke d/b/a Auto Mart. As a result of the accident, Knight filed a personal injury action against Wallace and obtained a default judgment of $100,000.
Knight then filed suit against Duke and Duke’s insurer, Auto Owners Insurance Company. Knight alleged that the permissive driver of Duke’s vehicle had negligently caused a collision and had caused…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Johnson v. U. S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
- Murphy v. Blue Bird Body Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- Mason v. GraceyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- N. S. Co. v. Cincinnati InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
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