Sims v. First Acceptance Insurance Co. of Georgia, Inc.

McFADDEN, Judge.

After Pamela Battle struck pedestrian Dexter Sims with her vehicle on December 5, 2008, Sims (through his next friend, Vicki Sims) brought a personal injury suit against Battle. In a separate action, First Acceptance Insurance Company of Georgia, Inc. sought a declaratory judgment that an automobile liability insurance policy it had issued to Battle was not in effect at the time of the accident. The trial court in the declaratory judgment action denied Sims’s motion to conduct discovery and granted judgment on the pleadings to First Acceptance. On appeal, Sims challenges the…