Legal Opinion

Newton v. Gulf Life Insurance

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 13, 1937No. 25921PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtFelton, J.

1. Where a person makes application to a foreign accident insurance company through the latter’s agent, and the context of the application shows that a certain, specific, and definite policy of insurance is applied for, the applicant is presumed to be fully acquainted with all the terms and conditions of the policy applied for, and where the policy provided that “it is especially agreed that only the president, secretary, or actuary shall have power to alter or change the terms of this contract or waive *331forfeitures, and that it shall not be within the scope of the authority of any agent,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. New York Life Insurance v. BabcockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
  2. Reliance Life Insurance v. HightowerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1919
  3. Penn Mutual Life Insurance v. BlountSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
  4. Pierce v. Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
  5. Folds v. New York Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Parris & Son, Inc. v. CampbellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  2. Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. PerryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
  3. Auld v. Colonial Stores Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1947
  4. Maddox v. Life & Casualty InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
  5. Boswell v. Gulf Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1944

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