Legal Opinion
Ponse v. Atlanta Casualty Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 19, 2004No. A04A2227PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eldridge, Judge.
Appellant-plaintiff-permissive insured Ebodio Ponse was involved in an automobile accident in which Crystal Wilson, the driver of the other vehicle, was injured. Wilson sued Ponse and obtained a default judgment in the amount of $163,554.45. Thereafter, Ponse brought the instant action against appellee-defendant Atlanta Casualty Company alleging negligent and bad faith failure to settle within his policy limits of $15,000, negligent and bad faith failure to defend in an action following an automobile accident, and punitive damages for conscious indifference and fraud. In the…
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