Legal Opinion

Torres v. Elkin

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 12, 2012No. A12A0278PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Dillard, Judge.

In this personal-injury action arising from a motor-vehicle accident, Jason Torres appeals the trial court’s order granting Cassandra Lee Elkin’s motion to enforce settlement and denying his motion for partial summary judgment. Torres argues that Elkin’s insurance company’s purported acceptance was neither identical to the terms of his offer nor unconditional and unequivocal. For the reasons discussed infra, we conclude that the parties failed to enter into an enforceable settlement agreement and thus reverse the trial court’s order.

The record in this case shows that on March…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Salazar v. BuonoSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  2. Herring v. DunningCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  3. Coleman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  4. Frickey v. JonesSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
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