Coker v. Culter

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• holding that punitive damages not warranted even though defendant was speeding on wet roads, had consumed some alcohol, and behaved abominably after collision
• holding, when assessing summary judgment, that several cases decided under the Code as it existed before 1987 were “not controlling, as they involve a lesser burden of proof to support punitive damages than is now required by OCGA § 51-12-5.1”
• affirming grant of summary judgment dismissing punitive damages claim even though defendant was driving too fast for weather conditions, had alcohol in his system, and had drug paraphernalia in car, because there was no evidence of wanton lack of care
• punitive damages not warranted even though defendant was speeding on wet roads, had consumed some alcohol, and behaved abominably after collision
• punitive damages not warranted even though defendant was speeding on wet roads, had consumed some alcohol, and behaved abominably after collision
• punitive damages not warranted even though defendant was speeding on wet roads, had consumed some alcohol, and behaved abominably after collision

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