Legal Opinion

Massey v. Cotton States Life Insurance

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided November 6, 1883PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Insurance. Contracts. Equity. Negligence. Before Judge Simmons. ' Bibb Superior Court. April Term, 1883. Reported in the decision.

1Opinion of the Court

Blandrokd, Justice.

The plaintiff complains because the court below granted a new trial in this case. He makes this case : The agent of the defendant represented to him that his application was for a ten years paid-up policy, and he believed that the same was in fact for such policy in defendant’s company, when in fact it was for an ordinary life policy ; that the company issued and delivered to him a policy for an ordinary life policy, when he thought and believed it to be for a ten years paid-up policy ; that he paid the premium due on said policy for ten years, all the time believing that…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Freeman v. CraverSupreme Court of Georgia · 1876

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Parris & Son, Inc. v. CampbellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  2. Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. PerryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
  3. Jossey v. Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1899
  4. American Liberty Insurance v. SandersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
  5. Vallentyne v. Immigration Land Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1905

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