Occidental Fire & Casualty Co. v. Buyce

Carley, Judge.

Appellee-claimant was injured in a motor vehicle collision while he was a guest passenger in an automobile owned by Mrs. Williams and insured by appellant. Appellant paid appellee basic personal injury protection (PIP) benefits for medical expenses and lost wages. Thereafter, appellee sought to receive increased optional PIP benefits pursuant to the holdings of Flewellen v. Atlanta Cas. Co., 250 Ga. 709 (300 SE2d 673) (1983) and Government Employees Ins. Co. v. Mooney, 250 Ga. 760 (300 SE2d 799) (1983). Appellant refused to pay appellee’s claim for optional benefits, and the…