Gaynok v. Travelers Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action on insurance policy; from city court of Savannah.—Judge Davis Freeman. December 6, 1912.
1Opinion of the CourtPottle, J.
The action was upon an accident insurance policy insuring against loss resulting from bodily injuries effected, directly and independently of all other causes, through “external, violent, and accidental means.” One of the exceptions in the policy was as follows: “This insurance shall not cover disappearance, suicide sane or insane, . . injuries, fatal or non-fatal, intentionally self-inflicted or intentionally inflicted upon the insured by any other person, sane or insane” (with certain exceptions not material to be here noted). The insured met his death under the following circumstances: He…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Massachusetts Benefit Life Ass'n v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Utter v. Travelers' InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1887
- Patterson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- Kendrick v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Travelers Insurance v. WynessSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
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