Court of Appeals of Georgia July 15, 1997, A97A0865 (JCS Enterprises, Inc. v. Vanliner Insurance)

Johnson, Judge.

In this case of first impression in Georgia, we are called upon to determine the rights of a secured creditor in insurance benefits payable from a third-party tortfeasor’s insurer upon the destruction of the collateral.

On August 21, 1995, JCS Enterprises sold a truck to Vicki and Jesse East.