Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. Joiner International, Inc.

177 Ga. App. 233 (1985)

339 S.E.2d 284

GEORGIA FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

v.

JOINER INTERNATIONAL, INC. et al.

70754.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided November 20, 1985.

Rehearing Denied December 16, 1985.

Morton G. Forbes, Hermann W. Coolidge, Jr., for appellant.

Bobby T. A. Jones, Glen A. Cheney, for appellees.

BEASLEY, Judge.

The facts in this case are undisputed. On June 18, 1982 a combine, owned by Joiner but held by Mitchell in bailment, was damaged by fire on Mitchell's farm. Joiner filed a negligence action against Mitchell to recover damages to the combine. Mitchell, in turn, made…