Legal Opinion
General Motors Corp. v. Rasmussen
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 4, 1986No. 42444PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Justice.
General Motors appeals the Fulton County Superior Court’s grant of appellee Christine Grazzini’s motion to intervene in a wrongful death action filed by appellee Edna Rasmussen for the death of her husband and Grazzini’s father, Victor Rasmussen. General Motors raises two issues on appeal. We reverse.
Victor Rasmussen died in a car wreck when his Pontiac automobile left the road and struck a tree. Mrs. Rasmussen settled the wrongful death action against General Motors for $4,500 after dismissing her original attorney. When Mr. Rasmussen’s children informed Mrs. Rasmussen that…
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- Brown v. TruluckSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Atkinson v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
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