State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Rowland

Russell, Judge.

A portion of the well reasoned opinion of the trial court overruling the motion for judgment n.o.v. is here quoted: “Our courts have held that ‘in the construction of a contract, the words used therein will generally be accepted in their usual common significance.’ Insurance Company of North America vs. Samuels, 31 Ga. App. 258, Indemnity Company of *744Newark, N. J., vs. Yearwood, 50 Ga. App. 646, and that ‘in construing a policy of insurance so as to arrive at the true intention of the parties, the ordinary legal and literal meaning of the words must be given effect when it is…