Georgia Insurers Insolvency Pool v. Brewer

Appellant, the Georgia Insurers Insolvency Pool (GIIP), challenges the order of the trial court adding it as a defendant on a third party beneficiary claim. We affirm.

Suit was filed against J.D. Ray Company (Ray), a Georgia trucking company, and Richard Brewer, a truck driver working as an independent contractor for Ray. The cause of action arose when Brewer, a Florida resident, was involved in a serious traffic accident in Alachua County, resulting in one fatality and several injuries. By summary judgment, Ray was found not to be in any way negligent; Brewer, however, was found negligent…