Legal Opinion
Walker v. General Insurance
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 6, 1959No. 20344PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Head, Justice.
A contract of fire insurance to be valid must be in writing. Code § 56-801. “As an assignment of an insurance policy with the assent of the company is a new contract of insurance between it and the assignee, it must, under the provisions of this section of the Code [now § 56-801] be in writing.” St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. v. Brunswick Grocery Co., 113 Ga. 786, 790 (39 S. E. 483); Steele v. Gatlin, 115 Ga. 929, 931 (42 S. E. 253, 59 L.R.A. 129); Sprouse v. Skinner, 155 Ga. 119, 123 (116 S. E. 606). Generally, “one other than the person to whom it was issued can not, in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Phinizy v. GuernseySupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance v. EllingtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894
- Fields v. Continental InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
- Saint Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Brunswick Grocery Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Mackey v. BowlesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Assurance Co. of America v. BellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
- Claxton v. Small Business Administration of the United States GovernmentDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1981
- Insured Lloyds v. BoboCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
- Wilson Marine Sales & Service, Inc. v. Fireman's Fund InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
- Waldrop v. BettisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967
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