Legal Opinion
James Giles v. State Farm Mutual Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 19, 2014No. A14A1276PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Boggs, Judge.
James Giles appeals from the trial court’s order granting State Farm Mutual Insurance Company’s (“State Farm”) motion to dismiss based upon Giles’ failure to diligently serve his renewal action upon State Farm, his uninsured motorist carrier. For the reasons explained below, we overrule Georgia Court of Appeals cases that incorrectly state how the grace period for service provided by OCGA § 9-11-4 (c) should be calculated. Application of the correct law, as clarified by this opinion, requires us to reverse the trial court’s order of dismissal.
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