Gilham v. National Life & Accident Insurance

Jordan, Judge.

In cases where the application for insurance is attached to and becomes a part of the policy, in order to avoid the policy for a. misrepresentation of the applicant made in the application, the insurer need only show that the representation was false and that it was material in that it changed the nature, extent, or character of the risk and this is true although the applicant may have made the representation in good faith, not knowing that it was untrue. Preston v. Nat. Life &c. Ins. Co., 196 Ga. 217, 229 (26 SE2d 439, 148 ALR 897); General Assurance Corp. v. Roberts, 92 Ga.…