Doctoroff v. Perez

Adams, Judge.

Brandi Doctoroff asserted a negligence claim against Jazmin Perez arising out of a traffic accident. Doctoroff sought punitive damages on the sole ground that Perez was knowingly driving without a valid driver’s license at the time of the accident. The trial court granted partial summary judgment to Perez on the punitive damage claim, and Doctoroff appeals. We affirm.

The record shows that on August 21, 2003, Doctoroff was driving southbound on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard near its intersection with Howell Ferry Road in Gwinnett County. At the same time, Perez pulled out of a…