Legal Opinion
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance v. Yates
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 9, 1935No. 24220PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, J.
1. While it is true that it is the general rule that contracts are to be governed as to their form, validity, and effect-by the laws of the place where they are made, that is, by the lex *714loci contractus (Civil Code, § 8), it is also true that the mode of procedure, the character and extent of the remedies on the contract sought to be enforced, the rules of evidence, and so on, are governed by the lex fori, that is, the law of the State in which the-action is instituted. Chamblee v. Colt Co., 31 Ga. App. 34 (119 S. E. 438); Davis v. Melton, 46 Ga. App. 639 (168 S. E. 320); Beck & Gregg…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Massachusetts Benefit Life Ass'n v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Minsker v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Travelers Insurance v. PomerantzNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Ass'n v. BellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
- Supreme Conclave Knights of Damon v. WoodSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
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3Cited by14 opinions
- John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance v. YatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Allstate Insurance Company v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- Milwaukee Mechanics Ins. Co. v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- Reserve Life Insurance v. BeardenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1957
- John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance v. YatesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936
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