Legal Opinion
Hollis v. Travelers Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 19, 1934No. 23818PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jenkins, 3?. J.
Where at the time an insurance policy is issued the insurer has knowledge of existing facts which if insisted upon would invalidate the contract from its inception, such knowledge on the part of the insurer constitutes a waiver of conditions such as are inconsistent with the known facts. Atlas Assurance Co. v. Kettles, 144 Ga. 306 (3) (87 S. E. 1); Athens Mutual Insurance Co. v. Ledford, 134 Ga. 500 (68 S. E. 91); Johnson v. Ætna Ins. Co., 123 Ga. 404 (51 S. E. 339, 107 Am. St. R. 92); Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Hale, 177 Ga. 632 (170 S. E. 875). Accordingly, if the policy…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Johnson v. Ætna InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. HaleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
- Grammel v. CarmerMichigan Supreme Court · 1884
- Atlas Assurance Co. v. KettlesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915
- Athens Mutual Insurance v. Ledford & SonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Robert J. Keaten v. The Paul Revere Life Insurance Company, a Massachusetts CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Washington National Insurance Company v. J. D. BurchCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Riley v. Industrial Life & Health InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
- National Life & Accident Insurance v. ChapmanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. ShallowayCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1945
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