Legal Opinion
Quaker City Life Insurance v. Sutson
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 5, 1960No. 38360PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Judge.
The record shows conclusively that the deceased was acting in a belligerent manner and advancing in a menacing and threatening way upon a third party, uttering threats and curses, carrying a knife in her hand, which caused the third party to retreat and finally to shoot fatally the insured.
The bill of exceptions assigns as one error the trial court’s overruling of the motion for judgment non obstante veredicto. As we understand the opinion in the case of Southern Bell Tel. & Tel. Co. v. Brackin, 215 Ga. 225 (109 S. E. 2d 782), the Supreme Court held in substance that the purpose…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. BrackinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
- Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
- Harrison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1939
- Rutherford v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
- Ivory v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1935
3Cited by11 opinions
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- National Life and Accident Insurance Co. v. KnappCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968
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