Legal Opinion
Georgia Highway Express, Inc. v. United Parcel Service, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 22, 1982No. 65251PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Presiding Judge.
Georgia Highway Express, Inc. (“GHE”), brings this appeal from the summary judgment granted to appellee, United Parcel Service, Inc. (“UPS”), by the Fulton Superior Court. At issue are GHE’s claims of subrogation rights against UPS for $5,000 in workers’ compensation and no-fault benefits paid by GHE, as self-insurer, to the widow of a GHE employee killed in a vehicular collision allegedly caused by an employee of UPS.
Appellee had successfully contended in its motion for summary judgment that pursuant to a general release signed by the widow in consideration of $300,000…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Ham v. HamSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- Williams v. Physicians & Surgeons Community Hospital, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Langenback v. MaysSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Glover v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph CompanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1972
- Brown v. Boston Old Colony InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Menendez v. Perishable Distributors, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Milbank Insurance v. HenryNebraska Supreme Court · 1989
- Ernest Menendez and Theresa Menendez v. Perishable Distributors, Inc., and Edgar Newton Crowe, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- J & S Properties, Inc. v. SterlingCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Westinghouse Electric Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
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