Legal Opinion

Campbell v. Travelers Insurance Co.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided November 25, 1959No. 37863PublishedCited by 7 opinions

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

  1. Hays v. Jordan & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1890
  2. Cooper v. Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1934
  3. Mitchem v. Shearman Concrete Pipe Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
  4. Malcom v. SudderthCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1958

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Leverenz v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  2. Travelers Insurance Co. v. MoatesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
  3. Heard v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  4. Dennis Perry Homes, Inc. v. Companion Property & Casualty Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2011
  5. Blackburn v. Withrow Timber Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1978

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