Chrysler Insurance v. Dorminey

Hines, Justice.

This is an appeal from the dissolution of a receivership. For the reasons which follow, we affirm the trial court’s determination that the circumstances did not warrant the appointment of a receiver.

Chrysler Insurance Company, as subrogee of its insured, Prince Chevrolet-Oldsmobile, Inc., an automobile dealership in Tifton, filed suit against Renee Dorminey, Prince’s former comptroller, to recover approximately $1,000,000 paid to Prince as a result of fire loss to Prince’s property. Chrysler’s complaint alleged that Dorminey set the fire in an effort to conceal a fraudulent…