Legal Opinion
Greene v. Commercial Union Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 24, 1975No. 51177PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Presiding Judge.
"Binders or other contracts for temporary insurance may be made orally or in writing, and shall be deemed to include all the usual terms of the policy as to which the binder was given,” and are valid for 90 days. Code § 56-2420. It must be. a contract in praesenti ( Fort Valley Coca-Cola Co. v. Lumbermen’s Mut. Cas. Co., 69 Ga. App. 120 (24 SE2d 846)) and the actual payment of premium is not a condition precedent to its validity. Pa. Cas. Co. v. Upchurch, 139 F2d 892. The language or conduct necessary to create the contract is simply that which is enough to show that…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Burnette Ford, Inc. v. HayesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
- Fort Valley Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1943
- LaSalle National Insurance v. PophamCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Nationwide Insurance v. ErvinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1967
- Gregory v. Vance Publishing Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Peterson v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- McDuffie v. Criterion Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- American Hardware Mutual Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Bim, Inc., a West Virginia Corporation, and Timothy N. Rexroad, Jimmy Dale Poyner, D/B/A J & D Rental Sales Rotal Corporation, D/B/A Spanky and Alfalfa's Betty L. Phillips, D/B/A Little Britches, Inc. Sharon S. Stowers, D/B/A Modern Hair Design, American Hardware Mutual Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Bim, Inc., a West Virginia Corporation Timothy N. RexroadCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
- Statewide Ins. Corp. v. DewarArizona Supreme Court · 1984
- Ray v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
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