Legal Opinion

Southern Life Insurance v. Kempton

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 15, 1876PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Equity. Insurance. Contracts. Principal and agent. Delivery. Before Judge Gibson. Richmond Superior Court. October Term, 1875. Reported in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Jackson, Judge.

This was a bill in equity, brought by defendant in error against the plaintiff in error, to recover a sum due on a policy of insurance on the life of his intestate, Robert W. Scales, who died December 17th, 1871. Application had been made by Scales for a policy, which application was approved by the directors, and a policy filled up and signed, but was never delivered. The policy and the application were in evidence— produced, under notice, by the defendant. The application was dated November 13th, 1871, and was in usual form. It contained the following clause: “ It is hereby…

2Cited by9 opinions

  1. Todd v. German American InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
  2. Lechler v. Montana Life InsuranceNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1921
  3. McKenzie v. Northwestern Mutual Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
  4. Life Casualty Ins. Co. of Tenn. v. JordanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1943
  5. New Jersey Insurance v. RowellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1925

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