Campbell v. Travelers Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Nichols, Judge.
1. “Triors of fact are not compelled to accept the sworn version of a witness to a particular fact, much *854less the witness’s construction of a contract, if there are facts and circumstances proven from which a contrary conclusion may be reached. Scott & King v. Ayers, 66 Ga. 254. ‘Nor is the Department of Industrial Relations bound in every case to accept the literal statements of a witness before it merely because such statements are not contradicted by direct evidence. Implications inconsistent with the testimony may arise from the proved facts; and in still other ways the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hays v. Jordan & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- Cooper v. Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1934
- Mitchem v. Shearman Concrete Pipe Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
- Malcom v. SudderthCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958
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- Blackburn v. Withrow Timber Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
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