Charlie T. Smith v. Universal Underwriters Insurance Company

In Smith v. Universal Underwriters Insurance Co., 732 F.2d 129 (11th Cir.1984), we found that the case presented an important issue of Georgia law on which there was no clear, controlling precedent, and we certified the following question to the Supreme Court of Georgia: 1

Under Georgia’s interpretation of Section 324A of the Second Restatement of Torts can employee reliance on safety-inspections by his employer’s insurance company be shown by the employee’s testimony that he relied on the inspections together with his reasons for relying, or must the employee show acts or omissions in his own…