Georgia Kenworth, LLC v. Smith, No. A26A0645, 2026 WL 1870923, __ S.E.2d __ (Ga. Ct. App. June 29, 2026). The court (Davis, J.; Doyle, P.J., and Senior Judge C. Andrew Fuller concur) reverses the trial court's denial of the defendant's motion to compel arbitration. The plaintiff's truck was stolen from the defendant's shop after repairs were completed. Ms.* 1. The court held that negligence claims concerning the defendant's possession and handling of the truck fell within the arbitration provision of the repair authorization order, even though the theft occurred after the repairs were completed, because the claims arose out of and related to the repair transaction. Ms.* 3.
