Legal Opinion

Dees v. Logan

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 12, 2006No. A06A0929PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge.

Terry E. Dees was injured in an automobile collision. He and his wife, Freta G. Dees, sued the other driver, Shirley A. Logan, seeking, among other things, punitive damages. The jury awarded Mr. Dees $130,000 for past lost wages, $4,939 for reimbursement of COBRA payments, and $10,000 for past pain and suffering, and Mrs. Dees $5,000 for loss of consortium. In a post-trial motion, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”) argued that the Dees could not recover under its uninsured motorist policy (the “UM policy”). State Farm specifically claimed that because…

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Forsyth County v. MartinSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  2. Moore v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  3. Doss v. Food Lion, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1996
  4. Roman v. TerrellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
  5. Johnson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Dees v. LoganSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  2. Schwartz v. BrancheauCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2010
  3. Bonamico v. KisellaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008
  4. Dees v. LoganSupreme Court of Georgia · 2007
  5. Dees v. LoganCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2008

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