Legal Opinion

A Tow, Inc. v. Williams

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided August 24, 2000No. A00A1311PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge.

At the request of police who thought the vehicle might be evidence in a hit-and-run matter, A Tow, Inc. (“ATI”) in February 1997 towed Monique Williams’s car from her apartment complex parking lot and complied with the police instruction to “hold” the vehicle as evidence. Even though ATI knew Williams’s correct name and address from the police impound ticket, it sent the notice required by OCGA § 40-11-2 (d) 1 to a nonexistent William S. Monique at a nonexistent apartment number, receiving the letter back as “refused [or] unclaimed” and “no such number.” In early April the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. First National Bank v. Alvin Worley & Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
  2. Hardin v. City Wide Wrecker Service, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Atlantic Steel Credit Union v. ShephardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  4. Gearing v. Complete Wrecker Service, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  5. Mays v. LampkinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Brown v. BelinfanteCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
  2. Jon Wiley Cronic v. Jeffrey H. DuvallCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2018
  3. Dowse v. Southern Guaranty InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2003
  4. Purser Truck Sales, Inc. v. HortonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  5. Horner v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009

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