Legal Opinion
The LIFE & CAS. INS. CO. &C. v. Benion
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 6, 1950No. 33202PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFelton, J.
The defendant’s first contention is that the automobile which the insured was using in participating in a stock car race was in fact a racing car and not an automobile within the meaning of the policy. The terms of the policy do not undertake to define an automobile. Therefore, the term must be given its legal signification. “The word ‘automobile’ has a well-fixed significance in the popular understanding . . . It is understood to refer to a wheeled vehicle, propelled by gasoline, steam or electricity, and used for the transportation of persons or merchandise.” Carter v. State, 12 Ga. App.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Carter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
- Kinavey, Admrx. v. Prud. Ins. Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Guardian Life C. Co. of America v. McMichaelCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1946
- Newman v. Benefit Ass'n of Railway EmployeesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
- Zuliskey v. Prudential InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Ward v. Penn Mutual Life Insurance CompanyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1961
- Jernigan v. Hanover Fire Ins. Co. of New YorkSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
- Union Central Life Insurance v. CoferCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1961
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. StarrettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
- Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. v. Commercial Union Assurance Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
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