U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1965

Mrs. Grace Norton v. The Greyhound Corporation

Mrs. Grace Norton v. The Greyhound Corporation
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided October 29, 1965 · Tuttle, Bell, Coleman
352 F.2d 368 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Mrs. Grace Norton v. The Greyhound Corporation

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

This appeal deals with the efforts of an insured to avoid the bar imposed upon her personal injury action by reason of a settlement consummated by the insurer without her knowledge or consent on a date prior to an enactment of the Georgia General Assembly (Laws of 1963, Page 643) which would have left her free to sue.

In short, the Appellant seeks to have the 1963 Act given retrospective effect. The Courts of Georgia have settled the question adversely to this contention. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Brooks, 218 Ga. 593, 129 S.E.2d 798 (1963); National Dairy Products Corporation v. Southeastern Adjusters, Inc., 109 Ga.App. 838, 137 S.E.2d 554 (1964); Ericson v. Hill, 109 Ga.App. 759, 137 S.E.2d 374 (1964).

The judgment of the District Court granting summary judgment for the defendant is affirmed.

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