Brown v. Mutual Life Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
' Action on insurance policy; from Ben Hill Superior court'—■ Judge Gower. March 18, 1922. Application for certiorari was denied by the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.
1. Statements made in an application for life insurance will not, if false, void the policy issued thereon unless they were material and operated to change the nature or character of the risk. This materiality, when not indisputably established by the evidence, is a matter for determination by a jury. Supreme Conclave v. Wood, 120 Ga. 328 (47 S. E. 940); Ætna Life Ins. Co. v. Moore, 231 U. S. 543, 554 (34 Sup. Ct. 186, 58 L. ed. 356); Southern States Life Insurance Co. v. Morris, 24 Ga. App. 746 (102 S. E. 179); Empire Life Insurance Co. v. Jones, 14 Ga. App. 647 (3) (82 S. E. 62); Ætna Life…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Aetna Life Insurance v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Johnson v. Ætna InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Insurance Company v. MahoneSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Mechanics & Traders Insurance v. Mutual Real Estate & Blg. Ass'nSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
- Supreme Conclave Knights of Damon v. WoodSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
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- Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. MarshallCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1941
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