Southern General Insurance v. Thomas

Carley, Chief Judge.

Appellee-plaintiff Thomas brought suit against Roy Grissom to recover for injuries sustained in an automobile collision and he also served a copy of his complaint on appellant-defendant in its capacity as his uninsured motorist carrier. Because Safeway Insurance Company (Safeway) had issued a policy which provided liability coverage to Grissom, Safeway undertook the defense of appellee’s action against Grissom. However, Grissom failed to appear for the jury trial wherein a verdict in appellee’s favor was returned, and Safeway thereafter refused to pay appellee’s resulting…