Monge & Associates Announces Successful Georgia Supreme Court Ruling Punitive Damages Are Not Limited To Drunk Driver
ATLANTA, July 21, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The Georgia Supreme Court unanimously ruled punitive damages can be awarded to the party that negligently entrusted a vehicle to a drunk driver causing injury to an innocent motorist.
- ATLANTA, July 21, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The Georgia Supreme Court unanimously ruled punitive damages can be awarded to the party that negligently entrusted a vehicle to a drunk driver causing injury to an innocent motorist.
- In reaching its decision, the Court unanimously overruled more than a decade of case law limiting punitive damages to only the drunk driver in such cases.
- The trial court felt compelled to follow the rule as outlined by the Georgia Court of Appeals in Capp v.Carlito's Mexican Bar & Grill, 288 Ga. App.
- Boggs finally stated, "we must vacate the trial court's judgment to the extent that the court failed to consider awarding punitive damages against Stroud and remand the case for further consideration."