Lyndon B. Johnson v. Occidental Fire and Casualty Company of North Carolina

HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:

In this diversity case, we affirm the district court and hold that an insurance company’s conditional payment of Georgia’s basic no-fault benefits in an effort to settle litigation did not constitute an admission that Georgia no-fault insurance provisions applied, or an admission of liability or bad faith.

I. FACTS

Lyndon B. Johnson, a truck driver for Van Tran Electric Corporation (Van Tran), was involved in a single vehicle accident in Pennsylvania on June 14, 1988, while driving a Van Tran tractor trailer rig. Johnson suffered serious head injuries that left him…