Legal Opinion
Cooper v. Melvin
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 23, 1967No. 23979PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Cook, Justice.
The first question for determination is whether the word “children” in the beneficiary clause of a group insurance policy, insuring the putative father of illegitimate children, who have not been legitimated, can entitle these illegitimate children to share' in the proceeds of the policy. Counsel have cited us no case in Georgia directly in point on this question, and we have found none. We must therefore look to the laws in this state relating to illegitimate children to determine whether they are included in the term “children” used in the policy. Foster v. Cheek, 212 Ga. 821,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hicks v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
- Foster v. CheekSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
- Floyd v. FloydSupreme Court of Georgia · 1895
- Brinkley v. Dixie Construction Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1949
- Johnstone v. TaliaferroSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Cobb v. State Security Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1979
- Poulos v. McMahanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1982
- Butcher v. PollardOhio Court of Appeals · 1972
- Green v. GreenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Pettiford v. FrazierSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
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