In a dispute over the settlement of a property damage claim arising from a car collision, Debra Stubbs appeals from the grant of summary judgment in favor of Tiffany Dubois.1 Stubbs contends that the trial court erred by relying on unauthenticated or hearsay evidence to conclude that the parties had settled Stubbs’s property damage claim. Because the record contains admissible evidence that indisputably shows that Stubbs accepted full payment in settlement of her claim, we affirm. Summary judgment is proper when there is no genuine issue of material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. OCGA § 9-11-56 c. A de novo standard of review applies to an appeal from a grant of summary judgment, and we view the evidence, and all reasonable conclusions and inferences drawn from it, in the light most favorable to the nonmovant.2 So viewed, the undisputed record shows that in October 2007, Dubois negligently caused an automobile collision with Stubbs, causing damage to Stubbs’s vehicle, a 1994 Dodge Intrepid, which was deemed a total loss by Dubois’s insurance carrier, Southern General Insurance Company. In November 2007, after investigating the claim, Southern General sent a letter to Stubbs, offering “to settle her property damage claim for $1,372.48.” The letter stated that “settlement checks will only be issued after we have received the total loss documents, title or guarantee of title from lien holder, and the total loss vehicle with the keys.” Stubbs provided Southern General with the requested documents and title to the vehicle, and Southern General issued a check to Stubbs for $1,372.48. Stubbs endorsed and cashed the check. Southern General also paid Stubbs $294.13 for the use of a rental car, but it refused to pay a $176 charge Stubbs incurred by purchasing additional automobile insurance on the rental car. Based on this refusal to pay the $176, Stubbs sued Dubois seeking $3,495 in property damage, attorney fees, and other penalties. Dubois answered, pleading accord and satisfaction, and later moved for summary judgment, which motion was granted. Stubbs now appeals.
Stubbs contends that the trial court erred by considering affidavits and exhibits that were not competent evidence of the settlement. Based on our review of the record, we find this enumeration to be without merit.
