Helmuth v. Life Insurance Company of Georgia

Sognier, Judge.

In 1986, Mary B. Helmuth brought suit against the Life Insurance Company of Georgia, seeking the proceeds of a policy of insurance on the life of her daughter, Kathryn Helmuth Cogan, in which Helmuth was named as beneficiary. That case was tried before a jury, which awarded Helmuth $50,000. The insurer appealed, and in Life Ins. Co. v. Helmuth, 182 Ga. App. 750 (357 SE2d 107) (1987), this court reversed the judgment entered on the jury’s verdict and directed that judgment be entered by the trial court on the insurer’s motion for a directed verdict. Rehearing and certiorari were…