O'Neal v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

In Case No. A00A0336, Earl Michael O’Neal appeals the trial court’s order granting summary judgment to the defendant, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm), in the underlying action involving O’Neal’s uninsured motorist claim against his insurance carrier, State Farm. Applying Tennessee law, the trial court granted summary judgment to State Farm based upon O’Neal’s failure to comply with the notice provisions in the insurance contract. O’Neal contends that, under Georgia law, an issue of fact remains as to whether timely notice was provided. In…