Legal Opinion
Davis v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 20, 1991No. A91A1029PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Andrews, Judge.
Davis appeals the grant of summary judgment to John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company in his lawsuit for life insurance benefits.
On December 7, 1987, Davis’ wife was treated for facial acne by Dr. William Hayes, a pathologist. Because Hayes had not treated Mrs. Davis in 20 months and because he planned to prescribe a tetracycline treatment, he drew blood and determined that she was suffer ing from anemia, a condition he believed was caused by an iron deficiency. Hayes advised Mrs. Davis that she was anemic and that she needed to return for further tests to determine the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Eiberger v. WestSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- United Family Life Insurance v. ShirleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Haugseth v. Cotton States Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
- Gilham v. National Life & Accident InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Georgia International Life Insurance v. Bear's Den, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Lively v. Southern Heritage InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- Jackson National Life Insurance v. SneadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Taylor v. Georgia International Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- Billy H. Nappier, Mary J. Nappier, Plaintiffs-Counter-Defendants-Appellants v. Allstate Insurance Company, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
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