Legal Opinion
Aiken v. Northwestern Mutual Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 21, 1962No. 39458PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Frankum, Judge.
It is well settled that a contractual provision in a policy of insurance that “no suit or action on this policy for the recovery of any claim shall be sustainable in any court of law or equity unless all the requirements of this policy shall have been complied with, and unless commenced within twelve months next after inception of the loss” is a valid contractual provision and is reasonable. Melson v. Phenix Ins. Co., 97 Ga. 722 (25 SE 189); Brooks v. Georgia Home Ins. Co., 99 Ga. 116 (24 SE 869); Whiddon v. National Union Fire Ins. Co., 61 Ga. App. 434 (6 SE2d 362); Woodall v.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Melson v. Phenix InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
- New York Underwriters Insurance v. NolesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
- Maxwell Bros. v. Liverpool & London & Globe InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
- Underwriters' Agency v. SutherlinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1875
- Graham v. Niagara Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Camelot Excavating Co., Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1981
- Sam Finley, Inc. v. Interstate Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
- Desai v. Safeco Insurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Giles v. Nationwide Mutual Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Olson Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Insurance Co. of New JerseySupreme Court of Iowa · 1963
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