Champion v. Southern General Insurance

Sognier, Judge.

Southern General Insurance Company filed a declaratory judgment action seeking a determination of its obligation to pay A. J. Champion the available limits of property damage under an automobile insurance policy it had issued to its insured, Bobby Raymond Wood. The trial court granted Southern General’s motion for summary judgment, and Champion appeals.

Appellant and appellee’s insured, Wood, were involved in an automobile accident on May 21, 1985. It is uncontroverted that appellee was notified about the accident. On February 16, 1987, appellant filed suit against Wood to…