Tuten v. FIRST OF GEORGIA INSURANCE CO.

Whitman, Judge.

1. The question to be decided is whether the petition has alleged a loss coming within the policy coverage.

The position taken by the plaintiff with regard to “Coverage B” is that his loss was caused by a collision of his automobile with another object, specifically, the water in the river.

“An unintended contact of the vehicle with a natural or arti ficial mass or body of water is generally held to constitute a collision with an object.” 11 Couch on Insurance 2d 66, § 42:225. Neither party has called any Georgia decisions to the court’s attention relating to this point. Nor have…