Piedmont Southern Life Insurance v. Gunter

Hall, Judge.

In support of its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and the general grounds of its motion for new trial, the defendant contends that the evidence showed conclusively that the plaintiff wife in procuring coverage by the group policy knowingly concealed material facts of her husband’s medical history, which concealment amounted in law to actual fraud, that the other elements of defense of fraud were proved, and therefore a verdict for the defendant was demanded. The Georgia courts have held that an employer who obtains a group insurance policy covering its employees is…