Legal Opinion

Leigh v. Brown

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 20, 1896PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Complaint on note. Before Judge Sweat. Ware superior court. November -term, 1895.

1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.

1. Where a policy of life insurance which was duly delivered to an applicant differed in any material respect from the kind of policy for which he had contracted, it was his duty, if he did not desire to retain and accept the policy received by him, to return or offer to return the same within a reasonable time to the company, or an agent thereof authorized to receive it, and upon failing to do either, the applicant could not avoid paying a promissory note which he had given for the first premium due upon the policy.

2. If such applicant, without returning or offering to return the policy as…

2Cited by10 opinions

  1. Brooks v. Northwestern Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
  2. Johnson v. WhiteSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  3. Ribble v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1915
  4. Jones v. VereenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
  5. Fennell v. ZimmermanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1898

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