Vansant v. Allstate Insurance

Webb, Judge.

This appeal requires us to construe, for the first time, whether or not retirement income is "income or earnings” as contemplated by the "no-fault” provisions of the Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident Reparations Act (Ga. L. 1974, pp. 113, 116, as amended; Code Arm. § 56-3403b).

Ida P. Vansant, the surviving spouse of Robert L. Vansant, who was killed as a result of an automobile-pedestrian accident involving an automobile insured by Allstate, filed an action seeking benefits under the driver’s insurance policy for the loss of income or earnings under Code Ann. § 56-3403b (b) (2) and…