Long v. Hartford Fire Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action on fire-insurance policy; from Liberty superior court — Judge Sheppard. October 25, 1919. After the issuance of the fire-insurance policy sued on, the insured executed a deed by which title to the insured house was conveyed as security for a debt. Subsequently the house was burned. The policy contained provisions identical with those set out in the decision in the case of Athens Mutual Insurance Co. v. Evans, supra.
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Action on fire-insurance policy; from Liberty superior court — Judge Sheppard. October 25, 1919. After the issuance of the fire-insurance policy sued on, the insured executed a deed by which title to the insured house was conveyed as security for a debt. Subsequently the house was burned. The policy contained provisions identical with those set out in the decision in the case of Athens Mutual Insurance Co. v. Evans, supra. No written consent to the conveyance was given on the part of the insurance company, and the company contended that for this reason the policy was void. The court refused…
1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, C. J.
1. There is no substantial merit in any of the special grounds of the motion for a new trial.
2. Under the rulings in Athens Mutual Insurance Co. v. Evans, 132 Ga. 703 (64 S. E. 993), the evidence in the instant case demanded a verdict in favor of the insurance company, and the court did not err in so directing. See also, in this connection, Lippman v. Ætna Insurance Co., 108 Ga. 391 (33 S. E. 897, 75 Am. St. R. 62) ; McAfee v. Dixie Fire Insurance Co., 18 Ga. App. 192 (89 S. E. 181).
Judgment affirmed.
Luke and Bloodworth, JJ., concur. Action on fire-insurance policy; from Liberty superior…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Athens Mutual Insurance v. EvansSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
- Lippman v. Ætna InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- McAfee v. Dixie Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916
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