Legal Opinion
Blaylock v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 2, 1951No. 33655PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMacIntyre, P. J.
The question of primary importance for decision in this case is whether or not, under the evidence adduced upon the hearing of the traverse of the entries of service and the plea to the jurisdiction, the persons served, W. Y. Brown, Hudson Nix, and J. W. Ware Jr., or any of them, were such agents of The Prudential Insurance Company of America as are contemplated by Code § 22-1101, upon whom service of process could be legally served.
It is, of course, elementary under our law that a suit against the defendant insurance company could not be properly served in Floyd County, Georgia, unless the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Boseman v. Connecticut General Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Shaw v. Jones, Newton & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1909
- Sankey & Shorter v. Columbus Iron WorksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1871
- Scott v. Kelly-Springfield Tire Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1924
- Essig v. ChevesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Cherokee Credit Life Insurance v. BakerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Dawes Mining Co. v. CallahanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Abbiati v. Buttura & Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1994
- Gage v. Tiffin Motor Homes, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Cason v. Aetna Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
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