Legal Opinion
Wilson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 16, 1999No. A99A0390PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eldridge, Judge.
Diane Wilson sued Sonia Strong, an uninsured motorist, for injuries allegedly sustained in a motor vehicle collision. Wilson timely *169served a copy of the complaint on her uninsured motorist carrier, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”), but was never able to perfect personal service on Strong, because Strong was avoiding service. Wilson obtained a court order after a showing of diligence and of concealment to avoid service, allowing service by publication. State Farm answered in its own name and moved to set aside the order for service by publication…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Smith v. Commercial Union Assurance Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Cottingham v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
- Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. KilgoreSupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
- Starr v. WimbushCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Norman v. DanielsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
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3Cited by24 opinions
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