Wallis v. Cotton States Mutual Insurance

Sognier, Judge.

Jimmy Wallis and Diane Carstensen, parents of Todd Wallis, deceased, brought suit against Cotton States Mutual Insurance Company seeking bad faith penalties under OCGA § 33-7-11 (j) for Cotton States’ failure to pay them the proceeds of Todd Wallis’ uninsured motorist insurance policy within 60 days after demand for payment was made. The trial court granted the motion for summary judgment made by Cotton States and this appeal ensued.

Appellants’ deceased died from injuries incurred in a collision with an automobile, driven by an uninsured motorist, in June 1984. Formal demand…