Legal Opinion
GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA v. Lee Chocolate Company
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 21, 1958No. 37089PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Felton, Chief Judge.
The policy contained a provision providing that no suit or action on the policy for the recovery of any claim could be maintained unless commenced within twelve months next after inception of the loss. The loss occurred on July 23, 1955. The suit on the policy was filed on August 9, 1956, more than one year after the loss. Such a provision in a policy is valid and binding on the parties thereto (Melson v. Phoenix Ins. Co. of Brooklyn, 97 Ga. 722, 25 S. E. 189; Gallivitoch v. Provident Life &c. Ins. Co., 26 Ga. App. 385, 106 S. E. 319), and is a condition precedent to a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Melson v. Phenix InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
- Graham v. Niagara Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Inc. v. Fidelity & Deposit Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
- Gallivitoch v. Provident Life & Accident InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
- National Union Fire Insurance v. OzburnCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1937
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Proc v. Home InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
- Camelot Excavating Co., Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1981
- General Electric Credit Corp. v. Home Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Sam Finley, Inc. v. Interstate Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Brandywine One Hundred Corp. v. Hartford Fire InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1975
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