COTTON STATES MUT. INS. CO. v. AUTO OWNERS INS.

No. 87-8493.

850 F.2d 1527 (1988)

COTTON STATES MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AUTO-OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 2, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. McPhail, McKenzie & McPhail, Atlanta, Ga., Margaret M. Witten, Teresa Harris Atkins, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

William E. Cannon, Jr., Cannon & Meyer Von Bremen, Albany, Ga., for defendant-appellee.

Before HILL and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges and TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.


HILL, Circuit Judge:

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the appellant, Cotton States Mutual Insurance Company, is entitled to contribution from the appellee, Auto-Owners Insurance Company, under Georgia law. We conclude that Cotton States is not entitled to contribution.

I. FACTS

The parties stipulated to the facts in this case. On December 8, 1984, Ralph Benton entered into a contract to purchase property located in Coolidge, Georgia from...

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