Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. Bishop

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff Bishop, who was formerly employed as an insurance salesman by defendant Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, filed this action to recover unpaid wages and attorney fees. A jury trial resulted in a verdict in favor of plaintiff and judgment in the amount of $8,696.79 for damages plus $18,740.76 for attorney fees, costs, and expenses of litigation. Defendant appeals and submits three enumerations of error which question the sufficiency of the evidence to authorize various portions of the verdict returned by the jury. Held:

1. There was a succession of…