Legal Opinion
Shy v. Faniel
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 25, 2008No. A08A0769PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bernes, Judge.
After voluntarily dismissing her first two complaints against Teneisha A. Faniel and Tara E Smith for injuries allegedly sustained in a vehicle accident, Jenita Shy filed a third complaint. Concluding that the suit was statutorily unauthorized, the trial court dismissed the complaint. Because dismissal was improper, we reverse.
On December 27, 1999, appellee Faniel was the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident. Appellee Smith had rented the vehicle and allegedly authorized Faniel to drive it. Appellant Shy was a passenger in the vehicle and claimed that she sustained…
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