Court Opinion

ID: 9596196
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 00:47:02.111197+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:01:33.184927
License: Public Domain

Jordan, Presiding Judge,
concurring specially. I concur in the judgment solely because this court is bound by the strict application of Code Ann. § 69-308 as exemplified by City of Calhoun v. Holland, 222 Ga. 817 (152 SE2d 752), reversing Holland v. City of Calhoun, 114 Ga. App. 51 (150 SE2d 155). As pointed out by Judge Deen in Holland, the purpose of the ante *90litem notice is simply to give the city an opportunity to investigate and adjust a claim, if it prefers, prior to suit. The defendant here had ample notice of the claim and it had been referred to its insurance carrier who under the terms of the policy had been delegated the power and authority to adjust and settle claims against the city within the limits of the policy. Negotiations and attempts to adjust the claim were made well within the 6-month period following the injury. Under all the allegations of this petition, if proved, the doctrine of equitable estoppel should have been applied against the defendant.