Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Guess

Undercofler, Presiding Justice.

We granted certiorari in this case to review the following question: "Is written notice of cancellation of an insurance policy, mailed to and actually recieved by the insured, ineffective if the insurance company fails to obtain a post office receipt of the notice of cancellation required by Code Ann. § 56-2430?”

In the case, sub judice, Travelers issued an automobile insurance policy to Shirley Ann Guess on August 23, 1976. The Travelers shortly thereafter learned that the application contained alleged misrepresentations concerning the insured’s previous driving…