Legal Opinion
Moore v. Allstate Insurance Company
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 22, 1963No. 40007PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carlisle, Presiding Judge.
1. While a policy of insurance will be construed liberally in favor of the object to be accomplished, and its provisions will be strictly construed against the insurance company, and where it is susceptible of two constructions, that construction will be adopted most favorable to the insured, Johnson v. Mutual Life Ins. Co., 154 Ga. 653 (115 SE 14), Penn Mutual Life Ins. Co. v. Milton, 160 Ga. 168, 171 (127 SE 140, 40 ALR 1382), yet a contract of insurance should be so construed as to carry out the true intention of the parties, Code § 20-702, and their rights are to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Cato v. Ætna Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
- Johnson v. Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Penn Mutual Life Insurance v. MiltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
- Wheeler v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- New York Life Insurance v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
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- Grigsby v. HOUSTON FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANYCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
- Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. MeyersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
- Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. Fire & Casualty InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
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