Turner Transportation Co. v. Warner

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Paul E. Warner brought suit against Turner Transportation Company and Associated Petroleum Carriers to recover medical expenses and lost wages under the Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident Reparations Act (OCGA § 33-34-1 et seq. (Code Ann. § 56-3401b et seq.)) Warner, a DeKalb County police officer, was making his evening duty rounds when he observed a previously unnoticed and apparently abandoned tractor-trailer parked in the parking lot of a shopping center and decided to investigate to determine if the driver was in distress or if the vehicle was stolen. He entered the cab…