Darby v. Mathis

Smith, Judge.

Billy Darby was injured when he was struck by a vehicle operated by Mark Mathis. He and his wife brought an action against Mathis and served Southern Guaranty Insurance Company, as their uninsured motorist insurance carrier, with a copy of the complaint pursuant to OCGA § 33-7-11 (d). Southern Guaranty answered in its own name and cross-claimed against Mathis for any sums required to be paid under its uninsured motorist coverage. The Darbys previously had executed a general release in favor of Stacey Ann Mathis, Mark D. Mathis, and Atlanta Casualty Company, Mathis’s liability…