Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. v. Hyers

Andrews, Judge.

Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company appeals from the trial court’s order denying its motion for directed verdict. Because the trial court correctly held that the motion for directed verdict made after the jury was charged and had begun deliberations was untimely, we affirm.

Debra and Jerry Hyers, plaintiffs below, sued Tywarn Lively and Tonya Taylor after an automobile accident. The Hyerses served a copy of the complaint on their uninsured motorist carrier, Georgia Farm Bureau. Georgia Farm Bureau answered and filed a cross-claim against Lively and Taylor, but elected…