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Ledford v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

Supreme Court of Georgia
Nov 9, 1989
259 Ga. 560 (Ga. 1989)

Opinion

46674.

DECIDED NOVEMBER 9, 1989.

Certiorari to the Court of Appeals of Georgia — 189 Ga. App. 866.

Wesley Williams, for appellant.

W. Allan Myers, for appellee.


We granted certiorari to consider whether the opinion of the Court of Appeals, Ledford v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 189 Ga. App. 866 ( 377 S.E.2d 693) (1989), was in conflict with the opinion of the Court of Appeals in Brown v. Phillips, 178 Ga. App. 316 (1) ( 342 S.E.2d 786) (1986), regarding application of the doctrine of in loco parentis.

After careful consideration, we conclude that the two opinions are not in conflict, and hereby affirm the judgment in Ledford. Judgment affirmed. All the Justices concur.

DECIDED NOVEMBER 9, 1989.


Summaries of

Ledford v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

Supreme Court of Georgia
Nov 9, 1989
259 Ga. 560 (Ga. 1989)
Case details for

Ledford v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

Case Details

Full title:LEDFORD v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY

Court:Supreme Court of Georgia

Date published: Nov 9, 1989

Citations

259 Ga. 560 (Ga. 1989)
386 S.E.2d 662

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