Dills v. Bohannon

Beasley, Presiding Judge.

We granted plaintiff Dills’ application for discretionary appeal of an award to defendants Bohannon and Colonial Freight of litigation expenses and attorney fees under OCGA § 9-15-14.

This suit arose out of a collision between a van driven by Dunbar in which Dills was a passenger and a tractor-trailer driven by Bohannon. Both vehicles were proceeding in a northerly direction on 1-75, with Dunbar’s van in the center lane and Bohannon’s tractor-trailer in the right lane. Dunbar’s vehicle struck Bohannon’s vehicle in the rear. State Trooper Ralston, the investigating…