United States Casualty Co. v. Newman
Supreme Court of Georgia
The Court of Appeals certified to this court for its instruction thereon the following question of law, the determination of which is deemed necessary to a proper decision of the above-stated case.
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The Court of Appeals certified to this court for its instruction thereon the following question of law, the determination of which is deemed necessary to a proper decision of the above-stated case. “On July 28, 1909, the plaintiff in error, which is a non-resident insurance company, had an agency at LaGrange, in Troup county, and W. C. Ford of said county was the agent in charge of said agency, and continued as such throughout the year 1909. On said date, and at said place, and through said agent, said company issued its policy insuring one H. W. Newman against death from certain accidental…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
In case of suit against a non-resident insurance company under the facts and circumstances set forth in the foregoing statement of the facts preliminary to the question in regard to which the Court of Appeals has asked the instructions of this Court, under the decision in the case of Peters v. Queen Insurance Company, ante, 440 (73 S. E. 664), the method of perfecting service by process is pointed out by the statute. Under the provisions of § 2563 of the Civil Code the city court of LaGrange had jurisdiction of the subject-matter and of the defendant, inasmuch as the defendant had an agency…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Devereux v. Atlanta Railway & Power Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Peters v. Queen InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
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