Legal Opinion

Walton v. AMERICAN MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 13, 1964No. 40606PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Nichols, Presiding Judge.

1. A policy of insurance which provides, “No suit or action on this policy for the recovery of any claim shall be sustainable in any court of law or equity unless all requirements of this policy shall have been complied with, and unless commenced within twelve months next after inception of the loss,” is not ambiguous because it elsewhere provides that “The amount of loss for which the company may be liable shall be payable sixty days after proof of loss . . .” or because the policy provides that the company shall not be liable under certain provisions of the policy…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Melson v. Phenix InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
  2. Maxwell Bros. v. Liverpool & London & Globe InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
  3. Underwriters' Agency v. SutherlinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1875
  4. Graham v. Niagara Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
  5. Metropolitan Life Insurance v. CaudleSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Camelot Excavating Co., Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Sam Finley, Inc. v. Interstate Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
  3. Thornton v. Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 2010
  4. Lee v. Safeco Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
  5. Allstate Insurance v. StephensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976

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