Legal Opinion
Collins v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 4, 1990No. A89A1784, A89A1785PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Presiding Judge.
Rozzie Collins sued State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company over PIP benefits and associated claims, and won a jury verdict for past-due benefits, penalty for late payment, and attorney fees, but not for punitive damages. Collins appealed over jury charges and evidentiary rulings regarding punitive damages, and State Farm cross-appealed the trial court’s denial of its motion to dismiss the appeal because of Collins’s failure to file a transcript timely. In that previous appearance of these cases, this court found that the trial court should have granted State…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Stepperson, Inc. v. LongSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
- Gillem v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
- Insurance Co. of North America v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Collins v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
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3Cited by5 opinions
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