382 S.E.2d 195 | Ga. Ct. App. | 1989
The appellant brought this “John Doe” action to recover uninsured motorist insurance benefits allegedly due him as the result of an automobile accident which occurred in Monroe County, Georgia, when an unknown driver forced his vehicle off the roadway without actually making contact with it. An independent eyewitness corroborated the appellant’s description of how the accident occurred. The appellant is a Tennessee resident and was covered under a policy of automobile insurance issued in Tennessee by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. He caused State Farm to be served with process in the present action as his uninsured motorist carrier. The trial court granted summary judgment to State Farm based on application of Tennessee law, and this appeal followed. Held:
Under the Tennessee uninsured motorist statute, Tenn. Code
Judgment affirmed.