Legal Opinion
All American Life & Casualty Co. v. Saunders
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 16, 1971No. 46258PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Quillian, Judge.
"In cases where the application for insurance is attached to and becomes a part of the policy, in order to avoid the policy for a misrepresentation of the applicant made in the application, the insurer need only show that the representation was false and that it was material in that it changed the nature, extent, or character of the risk and this is true although the applicant may have made the representation in good faith, not knowing that it was *11untrue. Preston v. Nat. Life &c. Ins. Co., 196 Ga. 217, 229 (26 SE2d 439, 148 ALR 897); General Assurance Corp. v. Roberts, 92 Ga.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Stillson v. Prudential Ins. Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
- Preston v. National Life & Accident InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
- Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Ass'n v. BellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
- Jefferson Standard Life Insurance v. HendersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1928
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Haugseth v. Cotton States Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
- Bourne v. Balboa Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Canal Insurance v. P & J Truck Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- AVEMCO INSURANCE COMPANY v. RollinsDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1974
- METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
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