Legal Opinion
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance v. Yates
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 21, 1936No. 10802PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Russell, Chief Justice.
The writ of certiorari was granted by this court to review the decision of the Court of Appeals in this case. 50 Ga. App. 713. The holding of the Court of Appeals, as stated in the single paragraph constituting the syllabus is: “The action was brought in this State on a life-insurance policy applied for and issued in the State of New York, in which State both the insured and the beneficiary lived when the policy was issued. The insurance company denied liability solely on the ground of false answers in the application for insurance, attached to and made a part of the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Mills v. DuryeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1813
- Massachusetts Benefit Life Ass'n v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Johnson v. Ætna InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Minsker v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Archer v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
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3Cited by15 opinions
- John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance v. YatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Allstate Insurance Company v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1970
- Milwaukee Mechanics Ins. Co. v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- Prudence Life Insurance v. MorganIndiana Court of Appeals · 1966
- Vaughn v. National Life & Accident InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
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