Legal Opinion

National-Ben Franklin Insurance v. Prather

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 11, 1962No. 39567PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Hall, Judge.

The fundamental question in this case is whether the plaintiff proved his case as laid. The law required the plaintiff to attach to his petition a copy of “what appears upon the face or in the body of the policy.” Code § 81-105. The quoted words from the Code section have been held to mean “all stipulations embraced in that part of the policy which precedes the signatures of the company’s officers by whom it was executed.” Gaynor v. Travelers Ins. Co., 12 Ga. App. 601 (77 SE 1072); Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Harrod, 46 Ga. App. 127, 128 (166 SE 870). The petition alleged that…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Gaynok v. Travelers InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
  2. New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. RussellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
  3. Crockett & Co. v. Garrard & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
  4. American Fire & Casualty Co. v. BarfieldCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
  5. Denton v. EtheridgeCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1945

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Paulk v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967
  2. Miller v. SpicerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  3. Shivers Chix v. Georgia Farm Bureau InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  4. Kruse Classic Auction Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1987
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