Charlie T. Smith v. Universal Underwriters Insurance Company

This appeal presents an important issue of Georgia law for which there appears to be no controlling precedent in the decisions of the Georgia courts. Therefore, we defer our decision in this matter and certify the question to the Supreme Court of Georgia pursuant to Rule 36 of that court, Official Code Ga.Ann. § 15-2-9 (1982). 1

CERTIFICATION FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT TO THE SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 6 SECTION 6 PARAGRAPH IV OF THE GEORGIA CONSTITUTION.

TO THE SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA AND THE HONORABLE JUSTICES OF THAT COURT:

I. STYLE OF…