Jones v. Southern General Insurance

McGEE, Judge.

John Jones (Plaintiff) filed a complaint against Southern General Insurance Company (Defendant) for an alleged breach of contract following Defendant’s denial of Plaintiff’s insurance claim for the alleged theft of Plaintiff’s vehicle. Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment on 14 January 2010 and the trial court denied Defendant’s motion by order entered 22 March 2010. The case was tried before a jury on 9 May 2011 and the jury returned a verdict in *436favor of Defendant. Thereafter, on 17 June 2011, the trial court entered an order granting Plaintiff a new trial sua sponte.…