Arilotta v. First Georgia Insurance

Deen, Presiding Judge.

First Georgia Insurance Company brought suit against Frank Arilotta, a jeweler, as subrogees of Mrs. Boardman and her husband, claiming title to a brooch in Arilotta’s possession and demanding the sum of $8,000. Shortly before trial, the complaint was amended and the appellees elected to receive the brooch rather than the monetary damages. The jury verdict awarded the brooch to the appellees, and Arilotta appeals.

The evidence showed that in May of 1983, a young woman named Angel Withers went to Frank Arilotta’s place of business, Jewelers Service, and showed him a…