Legal Opinion

Performance Food Group, Inc. v. Williams

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 6, 2009No. A09A1719PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.

Performance Food Group, Inc. appeals from the trial court’s order granting Charles G. Williams Ill’s and Jonathan W Mikula’s motion for summary judgment on Performance Food’s claim to recover benefits it paid to its employee, Jesse Gunn, under Tennessee’s workers’ compensation law. We affirm because Performance Food’s action to enforce its subrogation rights under Tennessee law is precluded by controlling authority providing that Performance Food’s subrogation rights are governed by the law of Georgia.

Summary judgment is proper when there is no genuine issue of…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Dowis v. Mud Slingers, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  2. Sargent Industries, Inc. v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1983
  3. K-Mart Apparel Corp. v. TemplesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1991
  4. Maryland Casualty Insurance v. GlomskiCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
  5. Johnson v. Comcar Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2001

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3Cited by2 opinions

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  2. Robert Lapoint v. Commerce & Industry Insurance Company and Stephens Tps, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2021

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