Jefferson Fire Insurance v. Brackin
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action upon insurance policy. Before Judge Frank Park. Decatur superior court. July 5, 1913.
1Opinion of the CourtFish, C. J.
1. The Civil Code, § 2563, provides that suit upon any demand against an insurance company having agencies or more than one place of doing business in this State may be brought in a county where an agent or place of doing business of the company was located at the time the cause of action accrued, or the contract was made out of which said *638cause of action arose, although the company may have no agent or place of doing business in such county at the time the action is instituted. Held: (a) That this portion of said section is not in conflict with the provision of the constitution of this State…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gilbert v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. OaksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1874
- Savannah, Florida & Western Rwy. Co. v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1894
- Merritt v. Cotton States Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1875
- Davis v. Central Rail Road & Banking Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1855
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Piggly-Wiggly Georgia Co. v. May Investing Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Cheek v. NortonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
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