Legal Opinion
South Carolina Insurance v. Hunnicutt
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 9, 1962No. 39193PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Judge.
A provision in an automobile liability insurance policy that none of the terms of the policy shall be waived except by endorsement issued to form a part of the policy, and that no knowledge possessed by an agent shall effect a waiver or estop the company from asserting any right under the policy, is valid and binding. Bailey v. First Nat. Fire Ins. Co., 18 Ga. App. 213 (89 SE. 80); Gulf Life Ins. Co. v. Yearta, 63 Ga. App. 43 (10 SE2d 120). Thus, knowledge by the insurance agent that real estate has become vacant so as to come under an exclusion clause in the policy, coupled…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Sentinel Fire Insurance v. McRobertsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934
- Bailey v. First National Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916
- Fire & Casualty Insurance Co. of Connecticut v. FieldsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Fireman's Fund Insurance v. HardinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929
- Gulf Life Insurance Co. v. YeartaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1940
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Hawkins Iron & Metal Company, Inc. v. Continental Ins. Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Mills Plumbing Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- South Carolina Insurance v. HunnicuttCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
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