Sollek v. Laseter, 46041
Decision Date | 24 June 1971 |
Docket Number | No. 46041,No. 1,46041,1 |
Citation | 183 S.E.2d 86,124 Ga.App. 131 |
Parties | Judith H. SOLLEK v. Mary H. LASETER |
Court | Georgia Court of Appeals |
Bryan, Carter, Ansley & Smith, James B. Gurley, Atlanta, for appellant.
Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, C. B. Rogers, Atlanta, for appellee.
Syllabus Opinion by the Court
The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages arising out of an automobile collision. The defense the defendant pleaded was that the plaintiff had made an accord and satisfaction of all claims in the complaint and released the defendant from any and all claims. She attached to her answer a copy of an agreement executed between the plaintiff and the defendant's insurance company. The defendant moved for a separate trial on the issue of whether the plaintiff made an accord and satisfaction. The trial court granted defendant's motion and certified the order for immediate review. Held:
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