Legal Opinion
Jackson National Life Insurance v. Snead
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 20, 1998No. A97A1800PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
William E. Snead, Jr. filed suit against Jackson National Life Insurance Company seeking to recover benefits under a $250,000 life insurance policy issued on the life of his wife, Janice Snead, who died in a drowning accident within the two-year contestable period of the policy. The complaint also sought damages and attorney fees for the insurance company’s bad faith refusal to pay.1 Jackson National answered, admitting that it had issued a policy on Janice Snead’s life but denying liability based upon the affirmative defense of material misrepresentation, OCGA §…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Travelers Insurance v. BlakeySupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- United Family Life Insurance v. ShirleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Lister v. ScriverCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
- Davis v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Sentry Indemnity Co. v. BradyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Colony Insurance v. 9400 Abercorn, LLCDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 2012
- Lively v. Southern Heritage InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- American Safety Indemnity Company v. Sto Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2017
- Pope v. MERCURY INDEM. CO. OF GEORGIACourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2009
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