Glover v. Colbert

Beasley, Presiding Judge.

In July 1990, Glover sued Colbert for damages sustained in a vehicular collision in January 1990. In 1992, a jury returned a verdict in favor of Glover for $5,000. The court entered judgment in the amount of $2,500, after deducting $2,500 pursuant to former OCGA § 33-34-9 (b) as a result of Glover’s receipt of medical-expense PIP benefits under the Motor Vehicle Reparations Act (“Act”). OCGA § 33-34-1 et seq. We granted Glover’s application for discretionary appeal.

OCGA § 33-34-4 (a) (2) provided for a minimum of $5,000 in required no-fault benefits, which included…