Townsend v. National Union Fire Insurance Company

Beasley, Judge.

Townsend appeals the grant of summary judgment to defendant insurance company in his suit to recover no-fault insurance benefits, plus penalties, attorney fees, and punitive damages under OCGA § 33-34-6. Townsend allegedly sustained back injuries while attempting to dump sand from his employer’s dump truck at a concrete yard in Florida. The insurer contended, inter alia, that the claim was barred by the Florida statute of limitation. It further asserted that regardless of whether Florida or Georgia law applied, it was entitled to summary judgment since plaintiff failed to…