Legal Opinion
Hartford Fire Insurance v. Garrett
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 21, 1939No. 27767PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, J.
1. A contract of insurance, to be binding, must be in writing. Code, § 56-213; Atlas Assurance Co. v. Kettles, 144 Ga. 306, 308 (87 S. E. 1); Mitchiner v. Union Central Life Ins. Co., 185 Ga. 194, 195 (194 S. E. 530).
2. A contract of insurance can not be partly in writing and partly in parol. Athens Mutual Ins. Co. v. Evans, 132 Ga. 703 (4) (64 S. E. 993); Mitchiner v. Union Central Life Ins. Co., supra; Newark Fire Ins. Co. v. Smith, 176 Ga. 91, 93 (167 S. E. 79).
3. Applying the above principles of law to the facts of the present ease, where suit was brought on a policy of insurance to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hecht v. Snook & Austin Furniture Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Athens Mutual Insurance v. EvansSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
- Mitchiner v. Union Central Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
- Atlas Assurance Co. v. KettlesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915
- Ragan v. Standard Scale Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1905
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Parris & Son, Inc. v. CampbellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Allstate Insurance Company v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Watson v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958
- Heisley v. Allied American Mutual Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1944
- Parris & Son, Inc. v. CampbellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973