Legal Opinion

ANDERSON v. LEWIS Et Al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 18, 2017No. A17A1898Published

1Opinion of the Court

Andrews, Judge.

The appellant, Teena Anderson, commenced this action to recover for injuries sustained when her automobile collided with a vehicle owned by Clarence Lewis and driven by his grandson, Dana Brown. The trial court dismissed Brown as a party because of lack of service and subsequently granted summary judgment for Lewis on the grounds that Brown's dismissal was fatal to the derivative liability claim against Lewis under the family purpose doctrine. This appeal followed, and we reverse.

Previously, on July 15, 2016, the trial court granted partial summary judgment for *261 Anderson…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hedquist v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 2000
  2. Phillips v. DixonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. Wilson v. OrtizCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  4. McLeod v. ClementsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  5. Dashtpeyma v. WadeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007

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