Legal Opinion

Whiddon v. COTTON STATES MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 13, 1964No. 40564PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Jordan, Judge.

This case is controlled by the decision of the Supreme Court of Georgia in Bullard v. Life &c. Ins. Co., 178 Ga. 673, 674 (173 SE 855), in which Justice Gilbert said: “In arriving at the true interpretation of a contract, words usually bear their ‘usual and common signification.’ In common parlance, or according to usual signification of the word, an ‘automobile’ is not a ‘motorcycle.’ Both are ‘motor-driven’ vehicles, but not all ‘motor-driven’ vehicles are ‘automobiles’ nor are all ‘motorcycles.’ Had it been the intention of the parties that the insurance should cover…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Carter v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
  2. Bullard v. Life & Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1934
  3. Bonds v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1915

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Cora v. PattersonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
  2. Horne v. Government Employees InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  3. Lightner v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeAppellate Division of the Superior Court of California · 1969
  4. Horne v. Government Employees InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
  5. Horne v. Government Employees InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974

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