Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Cotton States Mutual Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 5, 1987No. 74092, 74093PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Chief Judge.
Ralph Wilson, the appellant/plaintiff below, was injured in an automobile collision on November 10, 1984, when a 1977 Mercury Cougar automobile, driven by Shirley Duckett, crossed the centerline of the highway and struck his vehicle. Wilson filed an action for damages and following a jury trial was awarded $65,000 in damages against Duckett.
Duckett was an insured under a policy of insurance issued by Cotton States to her husband on the Mercury. The policy on the Mercury contained coverage for bodily injury liability in the maximum amount of $25,000. Cotton States…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Summerfield v. DeCinqueCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. MusgroveCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Power v. TallantCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
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