Georgia American Insurance v. Mills

Banke, Presiding Judge.

The appellee, Frankie Mills, filed suit against the appellants, Georgia American Insurance Company and Southeastern Fidelity Insurance Company, to recover personal injury protection, or “no-fault,” benefits allegedly due her under a policy of motor vehicle accident insurance issued to Glynn Herrin. She also sought to recover a statutory bad-faith penalty, attorney fees, and punitive damages based on the appellants’ failure to pay the claim in a timely manner.

After the appellants had filed their separate answers, the appellee filed an amendment to her complaint in which…