Legal Opinion
Lamb v. State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Companies
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 16, 1999No. A99A1182PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Judge.
Matthew K. Lamb sued State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Companies (“State Farm”) for allegedly seizing and converting his Honda CRX which had been towed from the scene of an accident involving State Farm’s insured. After the trial court directed a defense verdict on Lamb’s claims for punitive damages, attorney fees, and expenses of litigation, Lamb voluntarily dismissed his case. Enumerating two errors, Lamb appeals the verdict directed on these claims.
On March 9, 1996, Lamb was injured and his car sustained severe damage in a collision with Sally Soggs, State Farm’s insured. A…
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- Allmond v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
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