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Gay v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company

Supreme Court of Georgia
Jun 6, 1983
303 S.E.2d 117 (Ga. 1983)

Opinion

39681.

DECIDED JUNE 6, 1983.

Certiorari to the Court of Appeals of Georgia — 165 Ga. App. 293.

William O. Carter, for appellant.

J. Douglas Stewart, for appellee.


In this case, a husband and wife were killed in an automobile collision; the husband died approximately one and one-half hours after the wife had died. The Court of Appeals held that, under the Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident Reparations Act, the estate of the husband was not entitled to recover survivor's PIP benefits under the wife's automobile insurance policy. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. Gay, 165 Ga. App. 293 ( 299 S.E.2d 611) (1983). For the reasons given in the Court of Appeals' opinion, we agree.

Judgment affirmed. All the Justices concur, except Gregory, J., not participating.

DECIDED JUNE 6, 1983.


Summaries of

Gay v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company

Supreme Court of Georgia
Jun 6, 1983
303 S.E.2d 117 (Ga. 1983)
Case details for

Gay v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company

Case Details

Full title:GAY v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Court:Supreme Court of Georgia

Date published: Jun 6, 1983

Citations

303 S.E.2d 117 (Ga. 1983)
251 Ga. 104

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