Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance v. Burton

Pope, Judge.

Appellees Harvey E. Burton and Sarah Frances Burton sued appellant Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company (Georgia Farm) for proceeds of a policy of homeowners’ insurance. Appellees were divorced March 22, 1981. In the divorce decree Mrs. Burton was granted fee simple ownership of the family home. The property was subject to a security deed in favor of First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Calhoun. The divorce decree was never recorded. Mr. Burton took up residence adjacent to his former marital home. In August 1982 Mrs. Burton asked Mr. Burton to obtain new…